Unable to import Boot Camp to Parallels Desktop virtual machine

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Symptoms

I have got a new Mac and would like to transfer my existing Boot Camp partition from my old Mac to the new one.

Every time I try to import Boot Camp I get Failed to import the virtual machine. An error occurred while trying to import the virtual machine. error message.

Cause

Disk issues with Boot Camp partition.

Resolution

Check Windows hard disk for errors by following step-by-step instructions below:

  1. Boot into Boot Camp natively.
  2. Run Windows built-in utility to check the disk as described in KB 115549.
  3. Restart Windows to apply changes in the system.
  4. Go back to macOS and import Boot Camp again.

 

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