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Move vs copy - can it be changed ??

I accidentally selected wrong option when copying/powering on a VM (aka, to keep Activation under Windows for instance). Is there a way to change this from .vmx, or where is this info stored...?

Or would i need to re-copy the VM again?

 

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Copying the vmx alone should do the trick, if I am not mistaken.

The uuid.bios and uuid.location are the key values in the vmx that are altered, AFAIK, when the option chosen is "Copied".

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Copying the vmx alone should do the trick, if I am not mistaken.

The uuid.bios and uuid.location are the key values in the vmx that are altered, AFAIK, when the option chosen is "Copied".

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Thanks.. Copying vmx worked fine.. Selected right option "Move" and activation ok..

 

However i had to "copy" not just drag and drop to package, otherwise you get this strange error "The file is corrupted" which is false.. I tested by dragging from backup to folder on SSD (outside package) and it worked, but for some reason i couldn't drag to package,, i had to copy.  "

Bloody Mac OS "thing" i guess.

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