What is a .PVM file?
PVM is a Parallels Desktop virtual machine bundle for the Mac.
- Did you know
- A PVM holds a whole guest operating system run by Parallels on a Mac.
- A PVM is actually a macOS package bundle, gathering the VM’s virtual hard disc, logs and disk images in one folder.
- Inside it a config.pvs file stores the machine’s settings - memory, network and hardware - as XML.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more disk images, firmware and VM files: TRX router firmware, USB DFU images, UEFI/BIOS flash volumes (.fd/.rom), Linux UBI volumes, Android sparse images (.simg), U-Boot FIT (.itb), raw floppy images (.dsk/.ima/.vfd with FAT boot sector), VMware snapshot metadata and NVRAM, Parallels VMs and disks (.pvm/.hdd), OVF manifests (.mf) and Veeam backups (.vbk).
- Depth of analysis
- .PVM is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .PVM file
- Drag a .PVM file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.