

#Parallels transporter windows 7
Note: This migration method is available for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 7 (supported experimentally) source physical computers only. Parallels Transporter saves the source computer data in a Parallels virtual machine or virtual disk on the host computer. Transporter Agent collects data on the source computer and transfers it to Parallels Transporter. Parallels Transporter connects to Parallels Transporter Agent. On the source computer, you have Parallels Transporter Agent installed, while the host computer has Parallels Transporter installed.īefore you start the migration, you need to start Parallels Transporter Agent on the source computer and Parallels Transporter on the host computer.
#Parallels transporter mac
Before starting the migration, you connect your host and source computers with the help of the Parallels USB cable supplied with your Switch To Mac kit. This is the easiest and fastest way of migration. Migrating from a remote computer using the Parallels USB cable If Parallels Transporter is unable to identify the source operating system, all source volumes are migrated as data disks. During the remote migration, only the active volume (the source computer boot volume) is made bootable, and the resulting virtual machine has the same operating system that was active during the migration. These two files constitute a ready-to-use virtual machine. hdd) and creates a virtual machine configuration file (.

When migrating data from a remote Windows or Linux computer, Parallels Transporter transfers data from the specified volume(s) of the source computer to a newly created Parallels virtual hard disk (. This process requires more time than migrating over network or using the Parallels USB cable but can be useful when there is no way to connect your source and host computers. During the remote migration over network, your source and host computers should be connected to the same network. This is the easiest way to perform the migration but the source computer and your Mac should be located near each other.

When migrating from a remote computer, you can use one of the following ways of transferring information: Using Parallels Transporter, you can migrate: After you make up your mind and choose the scenario, you can refer to Parallels Transporter Help for further instructions on the selected scenario of migration. Parallels Transporter offers you several typical migration scenarios depending on the purpose of migration.
