- #Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac how to#
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- #Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac manual#
- #Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac upgrade#
My problem is that they require the original dmg or the cd in order to uninstall themselves, whereas most applications have the uninstaller built into the application themselves. Why is this a problem for you? They wrote the uninstaller so they wouldn't have to answer support questions from people trying to do it manually. The uninstaller is needed because Parallels installs several kernel extensions. After the script, I followed the instructions here, which are actually from Parallels. I probably attempted to remove things that I didn't even have in the first place, as well as some things that were already borked from updating to Snow Leopard (It's been that long since I've touched Parallels), but I figured do em all, to be sure there are no stragglers behind. :3:Removing Settings:Removing Configuration Settings
#Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac for mac os x#
Reciepts for package 'Parallels Tools ToolGate for Mac OS X 10.5.pkg' is not found Reciepts for package 'Parallels Tools Shared Folders.pkg' is not found Reciepts for package 'Parallels Tools HostTime.pkg' is not found Reciepts for package 'Parallels Tools TimeSync.pkg' is not found Reciepts for package 'Parallels Tools Video.pkg' is not found Reciepts for package 'Parallels Tools Audio.pkg' is not found :Removing Guest OS Tools :Removing Guest OS Tools Launchctl: Couldn't stat("/Library/LaunchDaemons/.prl_fsd.plist"): No such file or directory :100:Uninstall successfull:Removed successfully :98:Postuninstall Operations:Performing Postuninstall Operations :13:Stopping Parallels Desktop :Stopping Dispatcher Sending KILL signal to Parallels virtual machines Sending TERM signal to Parallels virtual machines Ĭat: /var/run/prl_disp_service.pid: No such file or directory Problem persists, contact the Parallels support team for assistance. Login failed: Unable to connect to Parallels Service.Make sure that prl_disp_service is running or check Launchctl unload "/Library/LaunchDaemons/.plist"
:4:Stopping Parallels Desktop :Stopping Dispatcher
Reports about operation and completed rate status - write messages to standard output special format remove-configs - removes Parallels Server configuration files Gtools - remove Parallels Tools for Mac OS X Vitools - remove Parallels Server Transporter, Explorer and ImageTool Uninstaller - uninstall Parallels products I'm pissed enough to just go around my mac and start deleting files. Their download site is down for maintenance.
#Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac upgrade#
Let's download the demo for the latest version of Parallels, upgrade my existing install, then run the uninstaller from THAT dmg. If you've bought a copy of Parallels within the last 30 days, you get to ask questions, any longer than that and it's, "fuck you, pay more". What is that? Turns out to ask them questions, you pay cashy money. But wait, one of the areas to fill out is *support code*. You have to fill out 5 dropdown menus, read a wall of text about possible existing knowledgebase articles, then click submit, then fill out 12 text boxes and 13 more dropdown menus. Turns out you can't just "send" them a fucking support request. So I figure let's ask Parallels themselves. There are people on the parallels support forums asking the exact same question, with no response.
#Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac manual#
It appears that no one has done a complete manual uninstall of Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac and lived to tell the tale. Do some terminal commands "after" doing 1 or 2. Absolutely no help from the parallels support pages.
#Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac how to#
Ok, so I figure it's a simple matter of looking at how to remove it manually. Who the fuck keeps dmg files around? Nobody does.
#Parallels for mac get rid of desktop icon on mac install#
You need to have the install CD, or the dmg from when you downloaded the app originally (as I did). I figure parallels has an "uninstall" function built in like 99% of other apps, or you could just drag the file from "applications" to your trash can right? Wrong. After a kill -9, I figured time to uninstall Parallels, since I haven't used it in over a year, and this particular install is a few versions of OSX old. There was a parallels oriented process that was taking up 100% of my Mac's processor usage (prl_disp_service if you must know), as well as killing my battery. I swear to Flying Motherfucking Spaghetti Ass Monster, I haven't encountered anything this bad since trying to a complete uninstall of the Norton "suite" of products on Windows XP.
It turns out trying to remove Parallels is like trying to remove cancer. I do not have the dmg file that it came with, because everyone on the planet WITHOUT a stick up their ass, do not save dmg files. All I want to do is uninstall your fucking product.
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