Uninstall Parallels Desktop on Mac without deleting virtual machines
Shut down each virtual machine, quit Parallels Desktop, and move it from Applications to the Trash. Parallels says removing the app does not delete PVM files. Uninstall Parallels Desktop. Deleting a virtual machine is a separate choice: Remove a virtual machine. The longer article is Uninstall Parallels Desktop on Mac Without Deleting VMs.
What Mole lists
Both rows are listed and not preselected.
| Location | What it is |
|---|---|
~/Parallels |
Virtual machines and other Parallels user data. |
~/Library/Parallels |
App data beside that folder, not a cache. |
A PVM file that is still there after the app is gone is the expected result. This page does not tell you to empty either folder.