Remove parallels windows applications that still remain on my mac

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by SergeyO1, Mar 8, 2017.

  1. SergeyO1

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    Hi, I used this guide http://kb.parallels.com/en/123880 to uninstall parallels

    now I still have few issues with associated apps in my system Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 08.25.33.png
    opening the file causes this error Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 08.28.56.png

    spotlight gives inconsistent results Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 08.31.42.png

    and I found some apps are still in this folder Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 08.25.59.png

    how do I fix this issue properly?

    Thanks
     
    SergeyO1, Mar 8, 2017
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  2. PaulChristopher@Parallels

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    Hi Sergey01,
    You can also download, extract and execute this uninstaller utility: Parallels Desktop Uninstaller. This utility will remove Parallels Desktop with all its cache and system files, except for the licensing information. Your virtual machines won't be affected if they are stored in the usual location: ~/Users/[username]/ or ~/Users/Shared/
    This utility is not registered by Apple, therefore to run this utility you will need to do the following:
    1. Open 'Downloads' folder in Finder
    2. Locate the Parallels Desktop Uninstaller.zip
    3. Double-click on the archive to extract the app
    4. Press Control(Ctrl) key and click on the app
    5. Click Open and one more time select Open from the pop-up dialog.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Mar 9, 2017
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  3. SergeyO1

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    Thanks Paul,
    this script is not launching, OS X Sierra 10.12.2
    Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 20.16.45.png
    also you might want to fix the url in the post above (in case someone will find this post via search) - it has duplicated http in the href attribute:
    Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 20.20.28.png
     
    SergeyO1, Mar 9, 2017
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  4. PaulChristopher@Parallels

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    Thanks for your suggestion, SergeyO1. Alternatively, you can try the following steps to remove all the traces of Parallels Desktop:
    1. Quit Parallels Desktop.
    2. Launch Terminal application (Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
    Execute the following commands separately (one by one):
    sudo su
    NOTE: You will be prompted to enter your Mac password after executing the first command. Due to security measures you won't be able to see the password itself, just type it in and hit return/Enter.
    rm -rfd /System/Library/Extensions/prl*

    rm -rfd ~/Library/Preferences/com.parallels*

    rm -rfd ~/Library/Preferences/parallels

    rm -rfd ~/Library/Parallels

    rm -rfd ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.parallels.desktop.console.savedState

    rm -rfd /Library/logs/parallels.log

    rm -rfd /Library/Preferences/Parallels/

    rm -rfd /private/var/db/Parallels/

    rm -rfd /private/var/.parallels_swap

    rm -rfd /private/var/db/receipts/'com.parallels*'

    rm -rfd /private/var/db/Parallels/Stats

    rm -rfd /private/var/root/library/preferences/com.parallels.desktop.plist

    rm -rfd ~/Applications\ \(Parallels\)/

    rm -rfd /Applications/Parallels\ Desktop.app/
    3. Restart the Mac.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Mar 9, 2017
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  5. SergeyO1

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    Hi Paul, I launched all commands (after that terminal was terminated on restart if that matters)
    Screen Shot 2017-03-19 at 09.00.53.png
    but that didnt helped with files associations and parallels applications
    Screen Shot 2017-03-19 at 09.22.21.png
    Then I manually removed the directory mentioned in 1st post with parallels applications from here
    /Users/okhotnikserhii/Applications (Parallels)/{edcf0d9f-895b-42f6-a3ac-e3e8e29a03c9}
    The associations seems to be going away (after system restart I sometimes see them in spotlight, but then system updates it accordingly so when I search for the same file one more time association is gone)
    Is there anything else I should check/remove?
     
    Last edited: Mar 19, 2017
    SergeyO1, Mar 19, 2017
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  6. PaulChristopher@Parallels

    PaulChristopher@Parallels Product Expert Staff Member

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    Hi SergeyO1, I hope you have removed all the files which are related to Parallels Desktop. Please let us know if you have any questions in the product and we are here to help!
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Mar 19, 2017
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