Why is my Windows 10 pvm so big?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by BrianB4, Aug 2, 2017.

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  1. BrianB4

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    My windows 10 pvm has ballooned to 82 GB. I don't believe I have that much installed or stored in the virtual machine. Windows 10 should take up about 20 GB, Office 16 should take about 3 GB and maybe another GB for quicktime/itunes/iCloud & Opera. I don't store any files in the VM. It should certainly under 30 GB. Why is it so big? I clicked compress but we're only talking about MB. Any ideas?
     
    BrianB4, Aug 2, 2017
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  2. PaulChristopher@Parallels

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    Hi @BrianB4, if you noticed that your Windows virtual machine takes a lot of disk space, use this freeware tool to check its contents.
    Note: You have to install Scanner application mentioned in the second part of the article
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Aug 2, 2017
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  3. TapisV

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    Same problem here. What is the name of the freeware you suggest above? Cannot get it from the link posted. Thanks.
     
    TapisV, Jul 1, 2018
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