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Panarchy
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Cannot open the disk "E:\Debris\VD3.vmdk - Reason: Failed to lock the file.

Hello

I have been working on a modified version of Debris Linux (Set as Linux->Ubuntu) with a 20GB IDE virtual drive. I am using VMware Workstation 6.5.1 on Vista x86 host.

I just got this error, whilst trying to start up the virtual machine;

Please tell me what to do in order to get it to work again.

Thanks in advance,

Panarchy

PS: I have VMware Fusion on another computer, if that is of any help.

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oreeh
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Check if there are any stale lock files / folders (*.lck). If yes, delete them and try again.

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cdc1
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I just wanted to point out that I just ran into this same issue today, and Oreeh's posted suggestion worked perfectly to address it.

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