Hi,
I am on a Mac (10.15 - Mojave) using Fusion 11.5.3. I have a Windows 10 Guest that was created on a Windows system. It works fine on my Mac. Here are the files in that folder:
Applications/
Windows 10.nvram*
Windows 10.plist
Windows 10.vmdk*
Windows 10.vmsd*
Windows 10.vmx*
Windows 10.vmxf*
appListCache/
caches/
log2vmx.cmd*
startMenu.plist
vmware-0.log
vmware-1.log
vmware-2.log
vmware.log
My questions are:
1. Can I roll this folder up into a nice .vmwarevm file like the rest of my Mac-created guests?
2. Is that just simply a matter of a zip command or is there a utility to do this with?
3. Are there any files I can safely leave out?
Thanks for your help!
- Ian
1. Can I roll this folder up into a nice .vmwarevm file like the rest of my Mac-created guests?
The .vmwarevm "file" is not a file, it is a folder with the extension of .vmwarevm to make it appear as a single file.
2. Is that just simply a matter of a zip command or is there a utility to do this with?
Just add the extension to the name of the folder in Finder.
3. Are there any files I can safely leave out?
The log2vmx.cmd file is a utility unrelated to that VM.
The vm*.log files can be deleted, but they will just get recreated again, and are small.
1. Can I roll this folder up into a nice .vmwarevm file like the rest of my Mac-created guests?
The .vmwarevm "file" is not a file, it is a folder with the extension of .vmwarevm to make it appear as a single file.
2. Is that just simply a matter of a zip command or is there a utility to do this with?
Just add the extension to the name of the folder in Finder.
3. Are there any files I can safely leave out?
The log2vmx.cmd file is a utility unrelated to that VM.
The vm*.log files can be deleted, but they will just get recreated again, and are small.
I've changed the folder name to add the extension. Thanks for your suggestion.
When I started the .vmwarevm file, it asked if I had moved or copied the VM. I said "I moved it"
Now in the Windows VM, it won't detect my network. The adapter is there and has the correct MAC address, but is not connecting to a network. The troubleshooter says I need to connect an ethernet cable to it. Any ideas on what might be the cause here?
Rebooted the Mac host and things seem back to normal.
Thanks for the advice!