Scribd
Upload
19 views2 pages

Virtual Machine Configuration File Location

The document provides guidance on accessing virtual machines created with VMware Workstation 3.x on Windows and Linux hosts. It explains that the configuration information is saved in a .vmx file for Windows and a .cfg file for Linux, located in the specified directory. Users can open the virtual machine by navigating to the configuration file's location through the Workstation interface.

Uploaded by

kushika
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
19 views2 pages

Virtual Machine Configuration File Location

The document provides guidance on accessing virtual machines created with VMware Workstation 3.x on Windows and Linux hosts. It explains that the configuration information is saved in a .vmx file for Windows and a .cfg file for Linux, located in the specified directory. Users can open the virtual machine by navigating to the configuration file's location through the Workstation interface.

Uploaded by

kushika
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Virtual Machine Configuration File Location https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?

articleNumber=339393

 Search  Search

Virtual Machine Configuration File Location

 Article ID: 339393  Updated On: 02-27-2017

Products

VMware Desktop Hypervisor

Issue/Introduction

I can't access the virtual machine created by the New Virtual Machine Wizard (Windows host)
or Configuration Wizard (Linux host), how can I access the same virtual machine again?

Environment

VMware Workstation 3.x (Windows)


VMware Workstation 3.x (Linux)

Resolution

When a new virtual machine is created with the New Virtual Machine Wizard or Configuration
Wizard, the information collected by the wizard is saved to a file called .vmx on a Windows host

1 de 2 21/04/2025, 21:25
Virtual Machine Configuration File Location https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=339393

or .cfg on a Linux host.The configuration file for that virtual machine is stored in the folder or
directory specified in the wizard.

To launch that virtual machine in the future, start Workstation, choose File > Open, navigate to
the folder or directory where the configuration file is stored and select the configuration file as
the file to open.

No te: For later versions of Workstation, the .vmx file is typically located in the directory where
you created the virtual machine. For example, on Windows 2000, the default location for the file
is usually C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\\.vmx. On Linux,
vmware-cmd -l lists the full path to all registered .vmx files. (Later versions of Workstation on
Linux create.vmx instead of .cfg files.)

Feedback

Was this article helpful?

 Yes
 No

Powered by

2 de 2 21/04/2025, 21:25

You might also like