

You may wish to SHRINK your VMDK file first in VMware.įor Windows operating systems, shut down the machine and use the VM Men, Manage, and Cleanup Disks.įor Linux machines, run the shrink command inside the running Linux machine: sudo vmware-toolbox-cmd disk shrink / Spin it up to start the operating system. Procedure to add the existing VMDK file to the virtual machine and

Virtual disk but without creating a new disk in setup. Machine with the operating system settings corresponding to the If you want to create a VM from a VMDK file, set up the virtual To the file and click "OK" to import it and attach it to your virtual "Next." Click "Use an existing virtual disk" and then "Next." Browse Then, with the virtual machine powered down,Ĭlick the "VM" button and click "Settings."Ĭlick the "Hardware" tab and click "Add." Select "Hard disk" and then

Machine so that the virtual machine can see the emulated disk, open If you're using VMware and want to attach a VMDK file to a virtual You should follow the steps in the article below to import it.
