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# used different forum posts/guides to figure this out like:

# The uninstall script is located at /Library/Parallels/Parallels Service.app/Contents/Resources

# https://github.com/danijeljw/remparallels/blob/master/remprls.sh

# https://kb.parallels.com/122461

# sudo find / -iname "*parallels*"

# sudo find / -iname "*prl*"

#before uninstalling deactivate your licencse - this won't be possible after uninstall

prlsrvctl deactivate-license

#sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/Parallels/licenses.xml

#prlsrvctl activate-license-online

# killing running processes

for pid in $(ps aux | grep "Parallels*" | awk '{print $2}'); do sudo kill -HUP $pid; done

for kext in $(kextstat | grep parallels | awk '{print $6}'); do sudo kextunload $kext; done

# after appcleaner does his magic, do this

sudo rm -rf "/Library/Preferences/Parallels"

sudo rm -rf "/Library/StagedExtensions/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app"

sudo rm -rf "/Library/Parallels"

sudo rm -rf "/Library/SystemMigration/History/Migration-19876876-8E63-4214-9A73-14A7C10A5A84/QuarantineRoot/Library/StagedExtensions/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app"

sudo rm -rf "/Library/Logs/parallels.log"

sudo rm -rf "/private/var/.Parallels_swap"

sudo rm -rf "/private/var/root/Library/Preferences/com.parallels.desktop.plist"

sudo rm -rf "/private/var/db/Parallels"

sudo rm -rf "/private/var/db/Parallels/Stats/ParallelsDesktop.15.1.3-47255"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Saved Application State/com.parallels.desktop.console.savedState"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Preferences/Parallels"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Preferences/com.parallels.Parallels.plist"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Parallels"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Logs/parallels.log"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Caches/Parallels Software"

sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Parallels"

sudo rm -rf "/Library/Extensions/Parallel\ Desktop.app"

sudo kextcache -invalidate /

sudo kextcache --clear-staging

sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/parallels/stats/*

sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/Parallels/stats/*

sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/parallels/stats

sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/Parallels/stats

sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/parallels

sudo rm -rf /private/var/.parallels_swap

sudo rm -rf /private/var/.Parallels_swap

sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/receipts/'com.parallels*'

sudo rm -rf /private/var/root/library/preferences/com.parallels.desktop.plist

sudo rm -rf /private/tmp/qtsingleapp-*-lockfile

sudo rm -rf /private/tmp/com.apple.installer*/*

sudo rm -rf /private/tmp/com.apple.installer*

sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl*

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