Make VMWare independent Disk dependent again
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The solution was easy:
You have to delete all Snapshots in the Snapshot Manager before making the disks dependent again.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Stiefel over 1 year
I have just converted an old VMWare image that was created in VMWare Workstation 4 to the VMWare Workation 6.5 format.
The image has 3 virtual IDE disks that are set to "Independent". Since I am working with snapshots I would like to make the disks "Independent" again so that their state is saved / restored when I set / restore snapshots.
However, if I go to "HardDisk Settings -> Advanced" the "Independent" checkbox is greyed and I can not remove the check mark.
Do I have to convert the disks to a new format somehow? I did check the vmware-vdiskmanager but could not find any apparent option.
Any idea?
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joeqwerty almost 11 yearsIs the VM running? I don't think you can change that setting on a running VM. -
Stiefel almost 11 yearsIt's the same behaviour when the VM is running.
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