#Run idefrag on mac mac os x
#Run idefrag on mac install

Whatever is in that file, though, is visible (and defraggable) only to Windows. Now the virtual hard disk of your Virtual Machine is - to the Mac - just one big file that may very well be spread in pieces across your Mac's hard disk. This is why I'm confused by your wanting to confirm that Apple is defragging Parallels - that just doesn't make sense as regards fragmentation, Apple (the Mac OS) has nothing to do with Parallels (I guess you mean the Virtual Machine, or VM). Windows has its own on-board defragger, and as you mention there are 3rd party defraggers for Windows.

#Run idefrag on mac mac os x

The Mac's OS X is defragging files 'on the fly', but only up to a certain size as far as I recall (there's an article in the Mac OS X knowledgebase about this, I'm sure you'll be able to Google it). Parallels, the software, doesn't need defragging - Software's just a bunch of instructions for the processor to do things. And that, other than Windows, I don't have to worry about extra files created by Parallels during/after technical support sessions.įragmentation is what happens to files when they get spread in pieces over your disk. In posting, I'm trying to confirm that Apple is defragging Parallels on a regular basis. I've read that Apple keeps up with defragging. After the four-hour marathon with India last weekend, I know a lot of junk was deposited on the hard drive. I've kept the Windows os defragged (although now that I'm no longer using it for any internet usage, there's less to remove). I have two vms, but you can't open the 'old' one. When I tried to delete the 'old' non-functional one, I couldn't boot up the new, working one. it looks as if I have two vm machines on my computer.

#Run idefrag on mac install

Tech support took control of my computer via Mikogo and reinstalled Parallels (although he, too, had a terrible time trying to install Tools).

My first attempt to move my dying system over failed miserably when I could never get Parallels Tools 4 to install. My concern revolves around the Parallels software. I'm running the VM off the virtual disk via Parallels. Sorry I was unclear and thank you for replying.