Reply To: Vmware Esxi 6.0 download/upload VM Hi all, I’ve been copying my Vms by browsing the data store from the Windows VSphere client but it is taking quiet a long time. maybe couple hours each BUT…

[kev2021]

Hi,

This is my data, its my own VMs.  Its a mixture of my main VMs to run my network and also some Testing VMs when i;m testing out apps or OS’s etc i.e. one is SCCM which I’ve added into my main domain now.

Yes, aware of the 2 files and usually i don’t see the -flat.vmdk file so hence i’m wondering if I “upload” the folder back to the new drive, does the -flat.vmdk get hidden by default and i just see the normal vmdk file or will they both be visible and do i simply just point to the vmdk to add it back into vsphere or is there some other process?

If i copy from one drive to another within esxi (same server) i don’t see the -flat file and i just re-add the vmdk file and its all good.  At worst it asks if i copy/moved it and i choose copy and that it, it just boots up.

Thanks

Kev

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