- For information on removing Parallels Desktop 3, see KB 4709
- For information on removing Parallels Desktop 4, see KB 5714
- For information on removing Parallels Desktop 5, see KB 6904
- For information on removing Parallels Desktop 6, see KB 9087
- For information on removing Parallels Desktop 7, see KB 112189
- For information on removing Parallels Desktop 9, see KB 116992
Symptoms
- You want to uninstall Parallels Desktop.
- You need to reinstall Parallels Desktop.
- Parallels Desktop application works improperly.
- You upgraded to Parallels Desktop 8 and are experiencing issues.
Resolution
Note: Your virtual machines will not be affected by this procedure—only the Parallels Desktop application will be uninstalled. If you want to remove a virtual machine, please see KB 5029.
- Shut down your virtual machines and quit Parallels Desktop.
- Open the Applications folder and drag the Parallels Desktop icon to the Trash.
- Empty the Trash.
Reboot your Mac.


Uninstalling Parallels Desktop using Terminal.app
If you are unable to uninstall Parallels Desktop by dragging it to Trash you may use these commands:
Launch the Terminal application from Applications —> Utilities.
Paste the following commands into Terminal one by one, hitting Return after each command:
sudo suEnter your Mac user password (your Mac user should have Administrator privileges) and hit Return. You will not see characters while typing.
for pid in $(ps aux | grep "Parallels Desktop.app" | awk '{print $2}'); do echo kill -KILL $pid; done for kext in $(kextstat | grep parallels | awk '{print $6}'); do kextunload $kext; done rm /System/Library/Extensions/prl* rm -rf "Parallels Desktop.app"
Reinstalling Parallels Desktop
To reinstall Parallels Desktop 8:
Yes
No



