The Migration Assistant connects to your physical PC and performs the conversions and transfers of files necessary to create the virtual machine on your Mac.

Unless you specify a file location for a virtual machine when you use the Migration Assistant to migrate the virtual machine, Fusion saves the virtual machine package to a default location, which can vary. See Default File Location of a Virtual Machine.

Your Mac and PC must be on the same network and remain powered on during the migration. Although you can migrate your PC over a wireless network, the process is significantly faster if you connect your Mac and PC with a network cable.

The PC Migration Agent must be running on your PC and displaying a four-digit passcode.

1

Select File > Migrate Your PC.

The Migration Assistant appears.

2

Click Continue.

The Connect to Your PC panel appears.

3

Type the four-digit passcode displayed by the PC Migration Agent on the PC and click Continue.

4

Type your user name and password for the PC, and click Continue.

5

Indicate the location to save the virtual machine to on your Mac or accept the default, such as the your home directory/Virtual Machines folder.

You can change the location by clicking Choose and using the Finder.

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6

Click Continue to start the migration.

The assistant displays a progress bar and an estimate of time remaining.

7

Click Finish.

Your PC is replicated in a virtual machine accessible from the Virtual Machine Library.

Ensure that VMware Tools is installed on the virtual machine.