Windows 10 files gone

[GunnarS8]

I have Parallel desktop 19 in my Mac with Sonoma.
Installed Windows 11 and now my Windows 10 files is gone. No security copy.
How can I bring them back?

 

[alev]

Do you still have Windows 10 VM in Parallels folder in your user folder (~/Parallels)?

 

[GunnarS8]

Do you still have Windows 10 VM in Parallels folder in your user folder (~/Parallels)?

No. I have Windows 11 in that folder.

 

[GunnarS8]

I have Parallel desktop 19 in my Mac with Sonoma.
Installed Windows 11 and now my Windows 10 files is gone. No security copy.
How can I bring them back?

 

[Avinash Bundhoo]

I have Parallel desktop 19 in my Mac with Sonoma.
Installed Windows 11 and now my Windows 10 files is gone. No security copy.
How can I bring them back?

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
Was the Windows 10 removed manually from the location ~/Parallels ?
Can you please check in your thrash?
If it's present there, restore it to ~/Parallels

Do you have any antivirus running?
Please check if the file has been quarantined

Thanks

 

[GunnarS8]

Hello
No, the Windows 10 was not renoved manually.
No, the files is not in the trash.
I have Windows 10 here:
iCloud Drive/Parallels/Windows 10.pvmz
users/~/Applications (Parallels)/Windows 10 Applications
See pictures.
What can I do?
Thanks.
Gunnar

 

[Avinash Bundhoo]

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
Please follow the steps below:
1. Download from iCloud, the Windows10.pvmz file locally on your machine
2. Once downloaded, copy the Windows10.pvmz file to ~/Parallels
3. Then double click on the Windows10.pvmz file. It will show up in Parallels Control Center
4. Open Parallels Control Center > Right Ciick on the Windows10 and select Unarchive.
5. Once completed, start the virtual machine.

Let me know if it helps.
thanks

 

[GunnarS8]

Hello
I have big problem to download the Windows10.pvmz file from Icloud. I have a slow wifi where I am right now.
But I'm working on it.
I will let you know.

 

[GunnarS8]

When I download from icloud.com the file is a zip-file: Windows 10.pvmz.zip
That file is invalid.

 

[Adeboye Adeotan]

When I download from icloud.com the file is a zip-file: Windows 10.pvmz.zip
That file is invalid.

Hello Gunnar,

Kindly confirm what you mean by invalid.
Do you mean the zipped file is corrupt and you were unable to unpack the archive?

If so, could you please attempt to re-download it? The corruption might be due to possible interruptions during the download process.

 

[GunnarS8]

Now I could download Windows10 not invalid. It took four weekend.
But then I got this massage (see picture).
I can't use my MacBook Air with Parallells?
/ Gunnar

 

[Avinash Bundhoo]

Now I could download Windows10 not invalid. It took four weekend.
But then I got this massage (see picture).
I can't use my MacBook Air with Parallells?
/ Gunnar

Hello Gunnar,
It seems that your Windows10 was created from an Intel machine. Please note that you can't use an Intel VM on an Apple Silicon Mac.
You will need to clean and install Windows 11 ARM on your new Mac.
Please go to the link to find more information on how to move your data from the Intel machine to the Apple Silicon virtual machine.
https://kb.parallels.com/125344
Thanks

 

[GunnarS8]

OK. I will try this.

 

[GunnarS8]

I have done all this.
But now I can't pay for the Windows 11 license om Microsoft site.
I have tried two days. Nothing happens.

 

[GunnarS8]

I have installed Windows 11 ARM and I have found my old Windows 10 files in my Mac.
Everything is perfect, I think.
Thank you for helping me.
/ Gunnar