VMware VMFM20BX2 Getting Started Guide - Page 20

Deleting a Virtual Machine, Uninstalling VMware Fusion, Troubleshooting, Forcing VMware Fusion to Quit

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VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 20 Deleting a Virtual Machine If you want to delete a virtual machine, you delete its files in the Finder. To delete a virtual machine 1 Power off all running virtual machines, and quit VMware Fusion. 2 Browse to the Virtual Machines folder (usually in your /Documents folder) and select the machine you want to delete. 3 Move the virtual machine file to the trash. Uninstalling VMware Fusion Take the following steps to completely uninstall VMware Fusion from your system. If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you do not need to uninstall the version installed on your computer. VMware Fusion upgrades the existing version automatically. NOTE In rare circumstances, the operating system in a virtual machine can quit unexpectedly in a way that leaves some virtual machine processes running. This situation can prevent you from upgrading or uninstalling VMware Fusion. In this case, the installation or uninstallation Assistant might display a message indicating that you cannot install or uninstall VMware Fusion. To work around this problem, you can use the Mac Activity Monitor to force virtual machine processes to quit. See the topic Troubleshooting > Forcing VMware Fusion to Quit in your VMware Fusion Help.

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VMWARE FUSION
Getting Started
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Deleting a Virtual Machine
If you want to delete a virtual machine, you delete its files in the Finder.
To delete a virtual machine
1
Power off all running virtual machines, and quit VMware Fusion.
2
Browse to the Virtual Machines folder (usually in your <user>/Documents
folder) and select the machine you want to delete.
3
Move the virtual machine file to the trash.
Uninstalling VMware Fusion
Take the following steps to completely uninstall VMware Fusion from your
system.
If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you do not need to uninstall the version
installed on your computer. VMware Fusion upgrades the existing version
automatically.
N
OTE
In rare circumstances, the operating system in a virtual machine can quit
unexpectedly in a way that leaves some virtual machine processes running. This
situation can prevent you from upgrading or uninstalling VMware Fusion. In this
case, the installation or uninstallation Assistant might display a message
indicating that you cannot install or uninstall VMware Fusion. To work around
this problem, you can use the Mac Activity Monitor to force virtual machine
processes to quit. See the topic
Troubleshooting
>
Forcing VMware Fusion to Quit
in your VMware Fusion
Help.