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To access the configuration settings of the virtual machine, please see this guide. Note that the virtual machine must be shut down prior to making changes to these settings. Here are some settings modifications that MUST be implemented for ANSYS to work properly with Parallels Desktop.

1. Memory allocation
   1. Go in the "Hardware" tab and select "CPU & Memory" (for Parallels 9 and earlier, memory settings are found under the "General" tab).
   2. Set the memory allocated to Parallels Desktop to be at least 1280 MB. Make sure the amount of memory you set lies in the green "recommended" range (too much memory allocated to Parallels Desktop will slow down your mac). We do this because ANSYS needs more memory than the default amount of 1024 MB set by Parallels Desktop.
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2. Folder Sharing
   1. Go to Options>Sharing
   2. Unselect "Share Mac user folders with Windows"

We also recommend the following settings for ease of use and optimal performance.

1. Go in the Options tab
   
   1. Select "Optimization"
      1. Make sure your settings are set this way.
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   2. Select "Sharing"
      1. Have the settings set like so.
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      2. This will effectively keep Windows separate from the Mac. It makes using Parallels more intuitive and simple.
   3. Select "Applications"
      1. Disable the sharing so that it looks like this.
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      2. Go in the "Hardware" tab and select "CPU & Memory" (for Parallels 9 and earlier, memory settings are found under the "General" tab).
         1. Try setting the number of CPUs (cores) to 2. Test whether the performances of Windows are better, and if the Mac still runs smoothly. The odds are that it will and than ANSYS will compute faster. This is the default setting in Parallels 10.