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You’ll likely want to update macOS Mojave after completing installation, do this by going to  Apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update and installing any available updates to Mojave.

When complete, a fully functioning macOS Mojave installation will boot and be running inside the Parallels Desktop Lite app.

Choose other simple configuration and setup options as you continue through the Mojave setup process, including whether to use light theme or dark theme.

Create the account for the VM with macOS Mojave and continue.

When installation is complete you’ll see the “Welcome” and setup screens for macOS, choose your country location and click Continue.

The VM will reboot in a moment or two and you’ll eventually see the familiar  Apple logo with an “Installing” indicator and a guesstimate on when the installation will complete, let this process run.

The installation process for macOS Mojave into the Parallels virtual machine will begin.

#PARALLELS DESKTOP 13 APFS INSTALL#

Choose the virtual drive to install macOS Mojave onto (typically labeled as ‘Macintosh HD’) then click “Install”.

Click ‘Continue’ and agree to the MacOS Mojave terms of license agreement.

At the ‘macOS Utilities’ screen choose “Install macOS” to begin the process of installing Mojave into the VM.Choose your language at the language setting screen.Wait a few moments and the virtual machine will begin booting.At the ‘Name and Location’ screen, name the virtual machine something obvious like ‘macOS Mojave’ and optionally change the destination location of the Parallels image file (this will be the large file that contains the entire virtual machine and installation of Mojave), then click Create.Confirm that you want to create a bootable disk image file by clicking Continue.Parallels Lite will locate any macOS Installer applications found on the Mac, choose “Install macOS Mojave beta.app” from the list shown and then click Continue.At the ‘Installation Assistant’ screen, choose “Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file” then continue.

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Launch “Parallels Desktop Lite” from the /Applications/ folder in Mac OS.

Next, download the macOS Mojave beta installer from the Mac App Store to the Mac – when the download completes be sure to quit out of the Mojave installer and do not install it.

Get Parallels Desktop Lite free from the Mac App Store.

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How to Install macOS Mojave in a Virtual Machine with Parallels Lite Requirements: Before getting started, you will need to meet the following requirements you must have an active internet connection, the host Mac must be compatible with macOS Mojave, you will need to download the free Parallels Desktop Lite app, you will need to download the macOS Mojave installer (currently in beta, meaning you will need to enroll in the public beta to get access to the installer), and you’ll need about 30 GB of free disk space available to get this working all working not including the space required to download the macOS Mojave installer app or Parallels Desktop. In this case the virtualization software we’re going to use to accomplish this is the excellent Parallels Desktop Lite app, which is the free version of the equally excellent Parallels app. Because the VM is self contained, it won’t have access to your files or normal data, but it will have internet access and be a completely functional installation of Mojave in the virtual environment. It’s quite easy, so even if you have never used a virtual machine before you should be able to get it all working by following the instructions as written.įor some quick background, virtualization essentially means you can have a self-contained instance of macOS Mojave running in an application layer atop your primary version of Mac OS system software, allowing to run and test macOS Mojave in a virtual machine (VM) without committing to a complete system update. This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to install macOS Mojave beta into a virtual machine environment using freely available software.