Fret is disabled for this virtual machine

Host environment: Windows XP Professional x 64 SP2

Environment comments: Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2

Of disk space free hosting environment: 31.1 GB

Comments environment size the disc: 13 GB (total 20, 7 for free)

Comments environment size the disc on host drive: 20 GB

VMWare version: Workstation 6.5.0 build 118166.

The question:

I am currently unable to carry out the reduction operation.

I did a search on google and find a few scenarios:

However, I was not able to solve the problem.

The full message is as follows:

Fret is disabled for this virtual machine.  Shrinkage is disabled for linked clones, parents of clones related, préalloués disks, snapshots, and other factors.

This virtual machine has definitely shrunk in front.  I tried to reinstall VMWare Tools and it does not correct.  I checked that there are no snapshots in the Snapshot Manager.  I also tried as suggested by one of the sons: adding a snapshot and then remove it.  I'm unable to the fret.  Of course, this isn't a linked clone or a parent of a linked clone (do not know how to use them).  How can I tell if it is a pre-allocated disk (I don't think it's, but who knows)?

On the file system, the looks of the directory as follows:

  • ------& lt; GUID & gt;. vmem.lck

  • \Windows server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk.lck

  • \Windows server 2003 Standard Edition.vmx.lck

  • & lt; GUID & gt;. vmem

  • VMware - 0.log

  • VMware - 1.log

  • VMware - 2.log

  • VMware.log

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.nvram

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmsd

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmx

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmxf

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition - flat hard

Any help would be appreciated.

The list of files that you show your virtual disk is pre-allocated (*-flat.vmdk).  As the message says, you will not be able to reduce a drive pré-alloués.

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