User guide

64 Parallels Desktop for Mac User Guide
4 After that, specify a descriptive name for the virtual machine. The name is needed for
identification of the VM and is important if you plan to create several VMs running the
same operating system. The name should be no longer than 50 characters. Both virtual
machine configuration file and hard disk file will be placed to the same default folder. To
set a new default destination folder choose Preferences from the Parallels Desktop menu and
open the General tab. Please refer to the General Tab (page 217) topic in the Setting
Parallels Desktop Preferences section.