How to split an existing large VMware file (vmdk) to multiple 2GB files
To convert to a growable virtual disk split in 2Gb files
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 1 destinationDisk.vmdk
To convert to a preallocated virtual disk split in 2Gb files
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 3 destinationDisk.vmdk
Note: This conversion will require a minimum amount of free space on your hard drive as the size of the virtual disk. For example, if your virtual disk is currently 40GB, you will need at least that much on your drive to complete the conversion.
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smallwei 8:13 pm on November 23, 2009
To convert to a growable virtual disk split in 2Gb files
To convert to a preallocated virtual disk split in 2Gb files
Note: This conversion will require a minimum amount of free space on your hard drive as the size of the virtual disk. For example, if your virtual disk is currently 40GB, you will need at least that much on your drive to complete the conversion.