Hello,
I'm trying to consolidate my VMs to a small file size so I can transfer them to a new server. I have had a number of snapshots for a long time previously. I deleted all the snapshots so the VM is flat. Next, I looked at the files in the datastore for the VM. I see the following large files:
[VM name].vmdk
[VM name]_1.vmdk
[VM name]_2.vmdk
All three are the same size, and all three are the size of the VM's hard disk. The VM is using [VM name]_2.vmdk as the drive.
Why are three what appear to be three copies of the hard disk file? Is there a way to merge them so I only have to transfer one?