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If you’re going to set up a fresh OS X Snow Leopard installation (not an upgrade), then don’t forget to back up your existing data!
- Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac can easily be re-installed in about 10 minutes, but your virtual machine data will be lost along with the rest of your Mac files.
- If you have an external hard drive (or Time Capsule), make sure your important files are copied over so you can use the Time Machine browser to move them to your new setup later.
- Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac virtual machine (.pvm) files are located in your User/Documents/Parallels folder by default (you can also search for ".pvm" in your Finder)
- Just move or copy the .pvm file to a safe location.
- When you have the latest version of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac installed on your new Snow Leopard setup, copy the .pvm file back into your User/Documents/Parallels folder and click on it to add it back to your virtual machine list.
- Before running an upgrade to OS X Snow Leopard, make sure all your applications are completely closed, including Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac.
