Now, you should go to the Activity Monitor and make sure that any Parallels processes that are still running are killed in order for the uninstallation process to be successful. You may need to enter your Mac’s password to authenticate this. Once it is in the Trash you can empty the Trash. You can do this by opening the Finder window, navigating to the Applications folder, and dragging the Parallels Desktop icon to the Trash. Next, you should uninstall Parallels Desktop from your Mac. Removing Parallels from your Mac requires a few simple steps.įirst, make sure that any virtual machines that are open in Parallels are closed and off before you begin.