How do you convert a single file Virtual matchine into multiple files?

[SuperNinja_4965]

I have previously created a vm in a single file. however it has come to the point that i need it into multiple files. is there a way i can convert it into multiple files so it can be better stored etc...

Either way its no money (do i need to upgrade to do this)

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Community,

I'm not exactly sure whether I understand your question correctly.

Is it about simply splitting a large/monolithic .vmdk file into multiple small .vmdk files? In this case you can use the vmware-vdiskmanager command line utility, which you can find in the VMware Workstation installation directory.

In case it's about logically splitting a virtual disk with multiple guest OS partitions into separate virtual disks (.vmdk files), you can use VMware's free Converter (Download Center for VMware Products) to do this.

André

[SuperNinja_4965]

Yes that is exactly what I want to do split a large .vmdk file into lots of smaller ones

what are the commands? And where is this place where I type them

[a_p_]

I'd suggest you run the command from the VM's folder.

Running the command without any options will display the usage as well as some samples.

Sample: Convert a virtual disk to the 2GB-Sparse format:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-vdiskmanager.exe" -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 1 destinationDisk.vmdk

Please remember, that the command will actually create a copy of the virtual disk, i.e. consume additional disk space.

André