In this guide, we have explained how to mount and open VMDK, VHDX, VHD files on a Windows 11/10 computer effortlessly.

Once the VMware Player window opens, click on “Open a Virtual Machine”. Then browse for and select the virtual machine configuration (vmx) file for the virtual machine you wish to open and ...

VMWare itself has only had a few exploratory forays into Open Source. In 2006 they opened their Virtual Machine Disk Format (VMDK) which is used as the file container for all VMWare VMs.

If you use VMware in virtually any of its flavors, then you've probably become familiar with the list of files created in each folder you create for a virtual machine. Those files are used by the ...

After reading my article "Backing Up Live Virtual Server VMs," a couple of administrators asked me if it was possible to back up individual files or folders inside a running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 ...

Brien walks you through one of Hyper-V's best features: its ability to copy a file directly from a host server to a virtual machine without leveraging the network stack.

Is block- or file-based access better for Hyper-V and VMware storage? The answer depends on the precise needs of your virtual server environment. Learn the pros and cons of each.