How do I convert static disk to dynamic in Workstation 14 Player?

[loec]

I'm trying to help someone convert their static disk to dynamic so it won't use as much space. He's using VMware Workstation 14 Player (free for non-commercial use). Hopefully this question fits in this forum. After some Googling I learned about vmware-vdiskmanager but I can't find it on the computer so it must not be included with this version of VMware. I can add a disk to an already existing VM and make the new disk dynamic. However, there's no option to create a dynamic disk (none I saw) when creating a VM so he has a disk in a VM he made that isn't dynamic but it needs to by dynamic to save space. How can I convert it from static to dynamic without vmware-vdiskmanager? Can vmware-vdiskmanager be downloaded and installed separately?

[loec]

Just now I created a VM in VMware. I haven't installed anything on its hard drisk yet. There were no options to make the disk static or dynamic but VMware made the disk dynamic for me. So, I'm not sure how my friend got a static disk but apparently the default is to make the disk dynamic. We still have the issue of how to convert his static disk to a dynamic disk, I think. How do we do that without vmware-vdiskmanager? Or, can we get vmware-vdiskmanager?

[wila · Accepted solution]

Hi,

VMware Player does not come with this tool, but in case of need you can download the Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) which does include a copy of the program.

See also:

Vmware-vdiskmanager - VI-Toolkit

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Wil