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pedropetepandit
Contributor
Contributor
‎02-27-2020 02:29 PM

Unable to open Virtual Machine

This is the error message I get.

IMG_7694.HEIC.zip
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continuum
Immortal
Immortal
‎03-02-2020 02:20 PM

It is not clever to use obscure image formats to post screenshots - use png or jpg - can open HEIC on Windows


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dempson
Hot Shot
Hot Shot
‎03-02-2020 11:05 PM

(Not the original poster but I can open an HEIC file.)

It shows a VMware Fusion window for a closed VM, with a sheet overlaying the top of the window, containing the following error message:

Unable to open file "/Users/Pete/iCloud Drive (Archive)/Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Local Test/PC.vmwarevm/New XP-0-000006.vmdk":

The system cannot find the file specified

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a_p_
Leadership
Leadership
‎03-03-2020 08:43 AM

As a first step, open the VM's folder/bundle, and check whether any of the required .vmdk files are missing.

Each virtual disk/Snapshot usually consists of a descriptor .vmdk file, and several data files (...-s00x.vmdk).

As an example, the data files for  "New XP-0-000006.vmdk" are named "New XP-0-000006-s001.vmdk", "New XP-0-000006-s002.vmdk", ...

If any of the files are missing, then please provide a complete file list - i.e. the output of ls -l from the command line - for the files in the VM's folder/bundle.


André

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