User`s guide

Working With Virtual Machines 126
You can use any third-party backup utilities you like. Registered Parallels Desktop users can use
Acronis True Image Home for free to back up their virtual machines. You can download this
application from Parallels Download Center (http://www.parallels.com/download/).
Cloning the Virtual Machine
You can create a complete clone of the virtual machine using Clone Virtual Machine Assistant.
For details, see Cloning a Virtual Machine (p. 129).
Copying the Virtual Machine Files
You can locate your virtual machine in Finder and create a backup copy of the virtual machine
file (PVM).
1 In the Parallels Virtual Machines list (p. 33), right-click the virtual machine name and select
Show in Find
er from the context menu. In Finder, go to the folder where your virtual
machine is stored.
2 Locate the required virtual machine PVM file.
Note: PVM file is a bundle that contains the virtual machine configuration file (PVS),
virtual hard disk file (HDD), and other files. For more information about the virtual machine
files, see Parallels Virtual Machine (p. 14).
3 Copy the virtual machine's PVM file to a safe location.