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Transfer everything from old computer to new computer with Windows 11
Transfer programs and files to new computer
Transfer files from one computer to another
Transfer Microsoft Office to new computer
Restore programs and files from a broken or dead computer
Transfer directly from an old hard drive
Transfer to new computer using a USB hard drive
Corporate Windows 11 migration
User Profile Migration to new PC / new domain
How To Migrate Local Profiles to Azure AD
Migration to Server 2019 / 2016
Transfer programs and files to new computer
Transfer files from one computer to another
Transfer Microsoft Office to new computer
Restore programs and files from a broken or dead computer
Transfer directly from an old hard drive
Transfer to new computer using a USB hard drive
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Transfer programs and files to new computer
Transfer files from one computer to another
Transfer Microsoft Office to new computer
Restore programs and files from a broken or dead computer
Transfer directly from an old hard drive
Transfer to new computer using a USB hard drive
Need to transfer your Parallels virtual machine to another computer? This tutorial will show you how. We will cover how to transfer Parallels from an Intel Mac to a new one running on M1 / M2 / M3, how to transfer from a Windows 10 Parallels to a Windows 11 Parallels, and of course the general case of how to transfer a Parallels virtual machine from one computer to another.
Parallels is a VM (virtual machine), so when the source Mac and the target Mac are the same, you could in some cases copy the VM manually, by copying the .pvm files from /Users/Shared/Parallels on the old computer, to the new one. However, this does not always work, certainly not when you need to move from an Intel Mac to an M1 / M2 Mac, or when your old Parallels is outdated and you need to migrate to a new version.
In this tutorial, we will focus on an automatic transfer, which does not have those limitations, and does not require manual work or technical skills.
Let’s see how that is done!
Before you start the transfer itself, you do need to install Parallels Desktop on the new Mac.
You should then create a new Parallels virtual machine on the new computer. We will then copy the contents of the old Parallels VM into the new one, so that you have your Windows programs, profiles, accounts and files – on a brand new Parallels architecture. And because we are using the new architecture, you do not have any limitations on what you can transfer – for example, transfer from Intel to M1, or from a Windows 10 Parallels to a Windows 11 Parallels, is fully supported.
Now that you have a blank, new Parallels VM on the new Mac, it’s time to transfer the contents of your old Parallels.
For the actual transfer, we will be using Zinstall Migration Kit Pro, which you can get here.
The transfer is done in 2 parts. First, we capture the old Parallels VM to an external drive. Then, we deploy from that onto the new Parallels on the new Mac.
That’s it – you have copied your programs, settings, profiles and data to from old Parallels to new Parallels, and it’s ready for use!
And because you are using the new Parallels architecture, you can do this even when moving from an Intel Mac to an ARM64 Mac (e.g. M1 / M2), when moving from a Windows 10 Parallels to a Windows 11 Parallels, or any other combination.
Get Zinstall Migration Kit Pro here
