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Deleting Parallels tools

Details

A Parallels Tools installation adds network adapters to the Macintosh host that can result in unexpected behavior with Fusion. Uninstalling Parallels does not remove Tools or these network adapters.

Solution

To remove Parallels Tools:

Power down all virtual machines.
Quit all applications.
Open Terminal from /Applications/Utilities.
Copy and paste in the following commands, pressing Enter after each command:

sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl_hid_hook.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl_hypervisor.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl_netbridge.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl_usb_connect.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl_vnic.kext

For the process of importing a Parallels virtual machine into Fusion, see our video: VMware Fusion 3: Step Up from Parallels

For other potential issues with switching from Parallels to Fusion, see:

Update History

06/17/2010: Clarified .kext locations and added links to related articles.

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