VMDK

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Jimmy123
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VMDK

Post by Jimmy123 »

hi guys,

for the first time i exported a VM. Indeed, i noticed that my VDI became a VMDK
It seems just as functional as a VDI ?
i tried to imported again and it worked OK
does the VMDK format has any downside i should be aware off ?
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Re: VMDK

Post by mpack »

VMDK is not supported by a few functions, e.g. "VBoxManage modifyhd --resize". Otherwise it's a fine choice - but I would still stick to VDI.

The main one to avoid is VHD.
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