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Otherfilesmightbepresentinthedirectory.Somearepresentonlywhileavirtual
machineisrunning.See“LockFiles”onpage 236.
.vmsd <vmname>.vmsd Acentralizedfileforstoringinformationand
metadataaboutsnapshots.
.vmsn <vmname>-Snapshot.vmsn Thesnapshotstatefile,whichstorestherunning
stateofavirtualmachineatthetimeyoutakethat
snapshot.
<vmname>-Snapshot<###>.vmsn Thefilethatstoresthestateofasnapshot.
.vmss <vmname>.vmss Thesuspendedstatefile,whichstoresthestateofa
suspendedvirtualma
chine.
Someea
rlierVMwareproductsusedtheextension
.stdforsuspendedstatefiles.
.vmtm <vmname>.vmtm Theconfigurationfilecontainingteamdata.
.vmx <vmname>.vmx Theprimaryconfigurationfile,whichstoressettings
chosenintheNewVirtualMachinewizardorvirtual
machinesettingseditor.Ifyoucreatedthevirtual
machinewithanearlierversionofWorkstationona
Lin
uxhos
t,thisfilemighthavea.cfgextension.
.vmxf <vmname>.vmxf Asupplementalconfigurationfileforvirtual
machinesthatareinateam.This.vmxffileremains
ifavirtualmachineisremovedfromtheteam.
Table 4-1. Virtual Machine Files (Continued)
Extension File Name Description
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