| File-extension |
needed when
VM is moved |
type |
size |
content |
| *.vmx |
yes |
|
1-4 kb |
main configuration file |
| *.vmdk |
yes |
text |
1-4 kb |
virtual disk descriptorfile |
| *.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large
maximum 950Gb |
virtual disk of type monolithic-sparse |
| *0000000*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
| *.nvram |
no |
binary |
8 kb |
non volatile RAM: contains current
settings of the virtual BIOS |
| *.vmem |
no |
binary |
nominal RAM |
this file only exists if you use
mainMem.useNamedFile
= "true" |
| *s00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this extension is used for the
data chunks of
growing-split disks |
| *0000000*-s00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
| *f00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this extension is used for the
data chunks of
preallocated-split disks |
| *0000000*-f00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
| *flat.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large
maximum 950Gb |
this extension is used for the
data chunk of
preallocated monolithic disks |
| *0000000*-flat.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
| *.vmsn |
don't
move if present |
binary |
varies |
contains current snapshotdata
like nvram and a copy of the vmx-file
example
|
| *.vmsd |
don't
move if present |
text |
varies |
descriptorfile for current snapshot |
| *.vmss |
don't
move if present |
binary |
nominal RAM |
contains RAM of a suspended VM |
| *.REDO_a03180 |
only appears with running VMs |
binary |
can be very large |
this file is used when a disk is in
"independent-nonpersistent"
mode |
| *lck |
only appears with running VMs |
|
very small |
lockfile - is used to lock files that are currently in use |