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leiw324
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Datastorage VM size question

Hello

One VM included 200 GB hard drive size and then download that VM to Windows XP machine by datastorage browser,

it still downloading but the folder now is 300GB, why?

Thanks !

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kac2
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did you go from thin to thick provisioned disks?

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leiw324
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Hello

What is that ? could you explain it ?

Thanks !

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dragooner
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Maybe you can use export the VM,not download.The OVF's size will be small than what you were using.

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leiw324
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Hello

Do you mean export that VM by datastorage brower ?

Why download VM largest than export VM?

Thanks !

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leiw324
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Hello

I just read document to know what's different of them, I create that VM by default, so it's thick format.

But I don't know why downloading it will largeest than original size?

Thanks !

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leiw324
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Thanks !

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