Cannot reduce the size of the VMDK file

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• Workstation cannot find the VMDK file, but it exists.

  I backed up a Windows 7 year last to Carbonite. He had several defined virtual machines and I now have to watch a Windows 7 computer. I downloaded and unpacked the entire file, I think. When I try to run it with my computer it says

  Could not open the folder "D:\Windows 7 Vaio\Windows 7.vmdk":

  The system cannot find the specified file.

  But the file is actually in the folder where it is looking and he had the same name. Why can't he see the file? How can I solve this problem?

  Depending on the file format of the virtual disk, virtual disk may consist of several hard files, and the error can occur because of one or more of the required . VMDK files is not being restored. If the . a VMDK file is a small text file, it must contain the names of all the -s #. VMDK files.

  André

• Reduce the VMDK files

  I have a W2003 server, with multiple partitions (all VMDK individual files within a data store), I want to shrink one of the partitions (not o/s) and use space to push another two, - is this possible?

  Thank you

  Another solution is to add a smaller vmdk, copy all data (with the guest operating system) and remove the old vmdk.

  Or you can use vmkftools and copy the vmdk into a thin disk.

  André

• Incorrect (inflated). The VMDK file size

  Hi all

  I am running VMware Workstation 10.0.2 build-1744117 and scratching my head as to why the size of my. The Guest Windows 7 x 64 newly deployed VMDK file is so great despite having supplied a vDisk 60 GB and opting for do not pre-allocate space.  My VMDK file size is close to 60 GB, while on the comments, it shows only ~ 21 GB consumed.  I tried without success the compaction.  It is not compatible with other virtual machines, I in which the VMDK file size corresponds to the capacity in use on the vDisk. Please find below the screenshots of corroboration.  It would be much appreciated if someone could shed some light on why this is the case.

  COMMENTS:

  

  

  HOST:

  

  

  Thanks in advance, see you soon!

  Sorry I lost all time clicking on this post.  After a nominal amount of research, I discovered the error of my ways and proceeded to reduce the volume.

  See you soon!

• Cannot reduce the size of photos for emailing - no email partner program

  I click on the photo folder, click send to, click on the message, reduce the size, fix and POP UP APPEARS says there is no e-mail program associate, if please install or go to the default program and create an association.  I can send an original email size 4 MB, but can not send too much of. I have Windows 7. What should I do. ?

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  Original title: cannot reduce the size of photos for emailing.

  Hello

  Windows 7 came with a pre-installed email program.

  If you have installed one?
  Windows Live Mail is popular
  http://explore.live.com/Windows-Live-Essentials?OS=other
  Is Thunderbird http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

  After installing an e-mail program, make sure you have a default e-mail together program control panel > Default programs > set access and computer program defaults > Custom > click the caret down.

  The default e-mail program must be installed on the computer - e.g.Outlook Express, Windows Mail (Vista), Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, etc.

  Web-based e-mail services cannot be made except by default e-mail program:
  * Yahoo, with the Yahoo tool bar
  http://help.Yahoo.com/l/us/Yahoo/mail/YAHOOMAIL/settings/settings-10.html
  * Gmail with gmail warning system installed
  http://mail.Google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10966

  Hope this helps,
  Don

• The Vmdk file size

  Hello.

  I have an ESX 4.0.0 host and I created a new virtual machine on this subject, to install WIN 2003.

  When configure the virtual disk, I put the 18 GB disk and selected size space Allocate and commit on request option (thin Provisioing).

  The following steps are fine and smooth. The installation is good and VM can be saved on the local HARD disk. It could work like I want.

  In the end, I logged in the ESX sever to check how the size of the VMDK file has been generated.

  Result as below.

  $ ls - lh

  total of 9.7 G

  -rw - 1 root root 1.0 G the 31 mai 10:43 vm - 17412363.vswp

  -rw - 1 root root 17G 31 May 17:51 vm1 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8.5 K 31 mai 11:06 vm.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 469 31 mai 10:45 vm.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 0 May 31 10:40 vm.vmsd

  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root, 2.9 K 31 mai 10:43 vc01.vmx

  -rw - 1 root root 259 the 31 mai 10:40 vm.vmxf

  -rw - rr 1 root root 110 K 31 mai 17:18 vmware.log

  I felt that it is fake!

  Why is the total size of 9.7 GB but vm1 - flat hard file is 17 GB?

  It's over the total size. It seems strange to... isn't it?

  Then I was loggin to WIN2003 (vm) and make sure how the C drive size.

  C drive has been total 16.9 and GB 8,44 available...

  The C drive size is perhaps skirtss size. It is a good idea.

  but WHY the total size is 9.7 GB? AND tell me the breakdown of this total size of the file.

  Can someone explain to me?

  Help me ~ ~ ~

  Thank you!

  Hello!

  VM1 - flat hard is sparesefile and signals the total maximum size of the disk.

  And 9.7 total disk space used, log + swap files.

• The actual size of the VMDK file

  I have a 4.0.0,208167 ESXi host and on it, to install WIN 2008, I created a new virtual machine.

  When configure the virtual disk, I put size drive 60 g and selected the option space Allocate and commit to demand (thin Provisioing) .

  The following steps are fine and smooth.  The installation is good and VM can work as I want.

  Ultimately, I have disabled this machine virtual and connected to the ESXi via vSphere Client on my laptop, with the tool of the browser data store , I found that the size of the VMDK file is about 5 G.

  So I decided to download this file to my laptop with the data store Navigator tool.  But I found that it is a problem.  Tool of the data store browser said that it would take 300 minutes to download.  And I let it run for about 20 minutes, the *- flat. VMDK file in my laptop has become more than 8 G.  I had to stop this download process.

  Why this file has become bigger than the original one?

  Can I save this 5G VMDK file in my laptop (Windows XP)?

  Thank you very much

  If you want a small export vmdk layer thin provisioned vmdk as a type "twoGbMaxExtentSparse.

  To achieve this use vmkfstools and export the current vmdk like this

  vmkfstools-i /vmfs/volumes/localdatastore/test.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/nfsdatastore/export.vmdk d 2gbsparse

  the example copies the thin test.vmdk disc put into service on the data store normal VMFS to a disk on a NFS datastore split more.

  You can also create the split inside the same directory disk - but then you still have to copy it to your target host.

  The new type vmdk you get can then be directly used with VMserver, player and Workstation

  ___________________________________

  VMX-settings- WS FAQ -[MOAcd | http://sanbarrow.com/moa241.html]- VMDK-manual

• the VMDK files are more and more and more...

  I have vmware 8.01 with two virtual machines. OS Win7 64 bit ultimate host, guests are win7 ultimate 32-bit. The first VM was created by workstation, with 80 GB of HARD drive and this virtual machine works very well, the vmdk file size is constant.

  The second was created by the virtualization of a physical machine. It has 298 GB of HARD drive. I created it three months ago, and now the size of this virtual machine is 505 Gb in the host file system. This virtual machine, called 'Prospero' has ten vmdk files:

  Prospero.VMDK 240 GB

  Prospero - 000001.vmdk 19 GB

  Prospero - 000002.vmdk Gb 116

  Prospero - 000003.vmdk 40 GB

  Prospero - 000004.vmdk 56 GB

  Prospero - 000005.vmdk 12 GB

  Prospero - 000006.vmdk 3.3 GB

  Prospero - 000007.vmdk 4.3 GB

  Prospero - 000008.vmdk 13 GB

  Prospero - 000009.vmdk 14 GB

  Yesterday, the size of the last file vmdk file was only 500 MB. It is now 14 GB.

  Initially, I set the snapshot generation and later I switch, but the growth of the size of the vmdk files continues day after day.

  Said VMWare tools: 'the fret is disabled for this virtual machine.

  What can I do to stop this more and return to the normal size of 298 GB?

  I've attached the vmx file.

  Welcome to the community,

  Initially I set the snapshot generation, and later I turned off...

  It seems that you have the "characteristic" Autoprotect is always enabled. The .vmx file still contains many entries of "RollingTier". You will need to disable Autoprotect for the virtual machine and then remove snapshots using the Snapshot Manager.

  André

• How to associate VM Windows drive letters with the vmdk file?

  Guys,

  I couldn't find a forum ESX 3.5, so post the question here.

  # vmware - v
  VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-317866

  with Windows 2003 SP2 invited and many readers of mouted on clients.

  I need to know how to map the Windows drive letters to the vmdk files on the host. for example

  C:\ > hand NET
  

  Share name resource remark

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  $           R:\                             Default share
  $           B:\                             Default share
  $           C:\                             Default share
  $           S:\                             Default share
  $           X:\                             Default share
  $           P:\                             Default share
  $           Y:\                             Default share
  $           Q:\                             Default share
  $           I:\                             Default share
  $           F:\                             Default share
  $           W:\                             Default share
  $           G:\                             Default share
  $           D:\                             Default share
  $           T:\                             Default share
  

  
  

  [root@esx01 DB1] # ls-l *.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 142807662592 6 June 2008 DB1_1 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_1.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 285615325184 6 June 2008 DB1_2 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_2.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 1073741824 6 June 2008 DB1_3 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 363 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_3.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 142807662592 6 June 2008 DB1_4 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_4.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 128849018880 6 June 2008 DB1_5 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_5.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 37580963840 Sep 26 17:58 DB1 - flat hard
  -rw - 1 root root 337 14 Jul 22:02 DB1.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 287762808832 8 November 2008 FOO-DB1_1 - rdm.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 364 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_1.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 18 April 2009 FOO-DB1_2 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 374 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_2.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 42949672960 18 April 2009 FOO-DB1_3 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 374 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_3.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 429496729600 10 October 2009 FOO-DB1_4 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 350 10 October 2009 FOO - DB1_4.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 429496729600 10 October 2009 FOO-DB1_5 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 376 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_5.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 18 December 2010 FOO-DB1_6 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 376 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_6.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 18 December 2010 FOO-DB1_7 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 376 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_7.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 161061273600 Sep 27 2008 FOO - DB1 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 374 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1.vmdk

  I need to know what vmdk is used for the drive in the Windows of the client prompt. I'm afraid that I could not understand it in the vmware.log or hostd.log files.

  Thank you!

  Steve

  Hi Steve

  You cannot map the drive letter for the vmdk directly, but you can map the drive Win on a specific vm using the SCSI number

  An easy way to map the vmdk with disks of Windows is:

  On the virtual machine 'change settings', note in down all the vDisks SCSI address example (disc 1 = SCSI (0:1), 2 HDD = SCSI (2:4)))

  If you go to Windows disk management and right click the individual disks and select Properties, you will see that target and LUN ID discs

  where for 1 HDD = SCSI (0:1), 0 is target ID and LUN 1 ID and 2 HDD = SCSI (2:4), 2 is target ID and LUN 4 ID

  You map just for numbers of hard disk drive letters

  Please allow points to useful/correct answers

• How to shrink the VMDK file?

  Hi all

  Today, I spread a hard disk to increase the size of the drive on one of the virtual machine.  Later due to required requirements is no longer the hard drive. Therefore, it is possible to remove the disc that I extended?

  Thanks in advance

  There is no way to shrink the vmdk file.

  Only create new, smaller size, replicate data and delete everything first.

  If you need temporary space then create the new disk and simply remove it when it is no longer necessary.

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• Setup error "the system cannot find the specified file" (hpzprl40.exe)

  Trying to install HP Photosmart c5180 all-in-one using the latest version of the software download at HP and have Windows 7 Asus desktop computer. Receive error install "the system cannot find the specified file" (hpzprl40.exe), and the wizard stops.  Help, please.

  Hi loveisus,

  Try using the brush included in the CD or download. Let me know what you find?

  Of the Original installation CD:

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  2. open my computer and click right then on the CD from the drive and select open

  3 open the Util folder

  4 open the CCC folder

  5. run the uninstall_L4 (exe or Bat)

  6. once the uninstall is complete, restart the computer

  7 run the Accessories\ System Tools Disk Cleanup

  8. download and install the latest version of Adobe flash player

  http://www.Adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

  9 download drivers and full software features

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/WC/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=MP-76232-1 & CC = US & DLC = in & LC = on & os = 4063 & Product = 1153481 & sw_lang=.

  10. run the download to reinstall the printer

  If the software has been downloaded and extracted to your system:

  1. type % temp % in the field of race

  2. Locate and open the folder starting with 7z (example: 7zS2356)

  3 open the Util folder

  4 open the CCC folder

  5. run the uninstall_L4 (exe or Bat)

  6. once the uninstall is complete, restart the computer

  7 run the Accessories\ System Tools Disk Cleanup

  8. download and install the latest version of Adobe flash player

  http://www.Adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

  9 download drivers and full software features

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/WC/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=MP-76232-1 & CC = US & DLC = in & LC = on & os = 4063 & Product = 1153481 & sw_lang=.

  10. run the download to reinstall the printer

• Color LaserJet CP1025 cannot print the PDF file

  The printer cannot print the PDF file (it shows what a document is to suspend status), waiting for long only time still no progress. in the meantime, WORD file printing is no problem.

  Thank you for your advice, I followed your second method and install Adobe Reader, the problem is resolved.

• blue screen after Ko 2840149, error - "STOP: c0000218 {Registry hive failure} the registry cannot load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\SOFTWARE.

  After I installed security KB2840149 on a 2008 VM w/exchange server that is running on the machine of Hyper-v server 2008 I'm dead in the water w / E-mail down hard.  The virtual computer is in a reboot cycle bluescreening before I can get anywhere.  Tried the last well known - no effect.  Safe mode - so bluescreens.

  BlueScreen info:
  STOP: c0000218 {Registry hive failure}
  The registry cannot load the hive (file):
  \systemroot\system32\config\SOFTWARE
  or its log or alternation.
  It is damaged, missing, or not accessible in writing
  I saw that it was a patch of replacement for a patch that crashed a lot of PCs.  Since there is no history on this patch, I wanted to check in a see what is the best way to fix this on a virtual machine?

  Being not so deep on VM, I wasn't sure if there was a better way. But I just put the virtual machine to load 2008 iso and then made the standard repair for registry problems off the coast of the article below.

  Of http:

  If the Windows registry is slightly or moderately damaged, you may be able to restart the computer in safe mode and use system restore to restore the registry from the computer to the last known good configuration. However, if the Windows registry is seriously damaged, all types of logon will be prevented. Trying to connect to Windows causes the system fails, then restart. In this case, you will need to boot the system into the recovery instead of Windows Console. Once in the Recovery Console, you can use the Startup Repair tool. Startup Repair tool automates common diagnostic and repair of the installations of Windows tasks starts longer.

  (a) start your Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 DVD
  (b) on the first Setup screen click Next
  (c) in the lower left corner of the screen, choose "repair your computer".
  (d) on the System Recovery Options screen, select your Windows installation and then click Next
  (e) click on "Command prompt".
  (f) go to X:\sources\recovery > startrep.exe
  (g) this will take some time but will look at any registry related issues.

• Can't backup windows because Backup has encountered a problem during backup of the C:\Users\marcel\Documents\Youcam file. Error: (the system cannot find the specified file. (0 x 80070002))

  can not backup windows because: Backup has encountered a problem during backup of the C:\Users\marcel\Documents\Youcam file. Error: (the system cannot find the specified file. (0 x 80070002))
  Backup has encountered a problem during backup of the C:\Users\marcel\Documents\Youcam file. Error: (the system cannot find the specified file. (0 x 80070002)).

  Maybe it's because I disabled the camera to prevent other people using the computer?

  [Moved from comments]

  Hi Marrcel,

  Thank you for keeping us posted.

  The issue can be due to turning the camera off. I suggest you to activate the camera and try.

  Please come back for any clarification on this or any issue of Windows. We will be happy to help you.

• corrupted: WINDOWS\ SYSTEM32\ CONFIG\ SOFTWARE Stop: c0000218 {Registry file failure} the registry cannot load the hive (file): SystemRoo

  corrupt: WINDOWS- SYSTEM32- CONFIG- SOFTWARE Stop: c0000218 { file registry failure} the registry cannot load the hive (file): any on windows server 2003.  How can I fix this

  Hello, getin99

  For help on Windows Server, you need to create a new post on the TechNet forums at the following address: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/threads