VMware Fusion will warn you are about to delete a Snapshot–click Delete to confirm you wish to delete the Snapshot, upon which a progress bar will appear that tracks the Snapshot’s deletion. To delete any unneeded Snapshots, right-click the Snapshot and select Delete. Next, from the menu bar, click Virtual Machine, and then click Snapshots. To manage Fusion Snapshots, open VMware Fusion. Navigate the VM’s settings, paying particular attention to the Processors and Memory and Hard Disk (SCSI) configurations ( Figure A).Īlso confirm any unneeded Snapshots are removed, and a VM is cleaned before moving the VM to a new Mac. Next, from the menu bar, click Virtual Machine, and then click Settings. To review and confirm a VM’s settings, open VMware Fusion. Perhaps you were loading Windows updates overnight one evening and increased the RAM dedicated to the Windows VM, but forgot to re-adjust the settings once the updates loaded. Over time machine settings, such as the amount of RAM the Mac should dedicate to the Windows VM, may change. SEE: Virtualization policy (Tech Pro Research)īegin by reviewing and confirming the VM’s settings are configured as you intend. When you’re preparing to move an existing Windows VM from one Mac to another, it’s a good time to perform any potentially needed maintenance. When it’s done properly, you shouldn’t even have to re-activate Windows on the new Mac. VMware Fusion is a leading option for powering such Windows installations, which can be easily moved from one Mac to another, such as a new Mac when an old system is being replaced. Typically, much time and energy are invested installing, licensing, and configuring a Windows virtual machine (VM) on a Mac.

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