![]() Parallels will need to create a bootable disk image file from the installer so at the warning message click "Continue" and Save the "macOS image file" to the default location.Click Continue to begin installing macOS.Otherwise click on "Choose Manually", click "Image File" and locate the macOS 10.12 installer/drag it to the window.If Parallels automatically finds the macOS 10.12 installer you put on your Desktop/local hard disk earlier (as per the preparation section above) click "Continue".Click on "Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file" and click Continue.Instructions for installing macOS 10.12 with: ![]() in your Documents folder create a folder titled "1012SharedFolder" Create a dedicated folder to share files/documents with the virtual environment e.g.use a web browser to go to and see if you can view a web page Make sure your actual, physical Mac has a working internet connection e.g.Make sure you have plenty of free hard disk space (a basic 10.12.6 install is about ~20GB before your own applications and you'll need at least twice that if you need to clone it for multiple installations), plus you need ~6GB for Parallels to create a bootable disk image file from the installer, so we recommend at least 75GB of free space (100GB+ if you're looking to virtualise and use Adobe Creative Suite). ![]() On later versions of macOS your preferred virtualisation software will require specifically allowing their System Extension(s) to run via System Preferences > Security & Privacy, plus they may require to be granted access to Accessibility.Purchase/install/update your preferred virtualisation software.If you haven't already, make a backup/archive of the macOS 10.12 Sierra installer e.g.You may still be able to download macOS 10.12 Sierra for free from Apple.If you purchased macOS 10.12 Sierra you might be able to re-download the installer - go to Macintosh HD > Applications > App Store > Purchased tab at the top > login if necessary > check your purchase history list to download Mountain Lion.If you already have this installer archived/backed up you are good to go.Obtain the macOS 10.12 Sierra installer and copy it to your local Desktop/hard disk:. ![]()
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