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Virtual Machine Files

By default, the files of a virtual machine created with OS Installation Assistant, are placed to the

folder:

<UserName>/Documents/Parallels/<VM Name>/, where <VM Name> is the name

of the particular virtual machine.

Hardware configuration for a virtual machine is defined in a special configuration file having

the .pvs extension. It contains all the information about virtual devices used by the virtual

machine and files connected to those devices. A virtual machine has at least two files: a

configuration file and a hard disk image file. Generally, there may be more files: a file for each

additional virtual hard disk and output files for virtual ports. If the virtual machine has

snapshots, they are represented by a number of files. As an exception, a virtual machine may

have only one file, the configuration file - such a virtual machine can be started from a Live CD.

The following table describes the types of files that a virtual machine may have:

.pvs

This is a virtual machine configuration file. One configuration file defines one

virtual machine. Configuration file is generated when OS Installation Assistant

(page 57) creates a new VM.

One instance of Parallels Desktop can run only one configuration file, that is only

one virtual machine. To run several virtual machines, you should launch several

instances of Parallels Desktop.

.sav

This file is created when you suspend a virtual machine or pause it. It contains a

state of the virtual machine and its applications at the moment the suspend was

invoked.

.mem

This file contains memory dump for the suspended virtual machine. For the

running virtual machine it is a temporary virtual memory file.

.hdd

This package (or bundle) represents a virtual hard disk of a Parallels Desktop

virtual machine. When you create a new virtual machine, you can create it with a

new virtual disk or you can use an existing virtual disk. You may also attach the

same virtual disk to several virtual machines.

For more information, refer to the Virtual Hard Disks topic (page 19).

.iso

This is an image file of a CD or DVD. ISO images are treated by virtual machines

as real CD/DVD discs.

For more information about .iso images, refer to the CD/DVD Discs and Their

Images topic (page 20).

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