Shrinking a virtual disk using scripts in VMware Fusion 5 官方文件

Shrinking a virtual disk using scripts in VMware Fusion 5

Purpose

This article provides the steps to shrink a virtual disk in VMware Fusion 5.x using scripts.

 

Notes:

• The VMware Tools user interface inside the virtual machine in Fusion 5 no longer has the option to shrink the virtual disk.
• The Clean up Virtual Machine option under Settings > General can also be used to shrink the virtual disks.

Resolution

Shrinking the virtual disk in a Windows virtual machine

To shrink the virtual disk in a Windows virtual machine:

1. Power on the Windows virtual machine.
2. Open a Command Prompt with administrator privileges.
3. Run these commands:
   
   cd C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
   C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools> VMwareToolboxCmd help disk
   This displays a list of options that are available for shrinking.

Shrinking the virtual disk in a Linux virtual machine

To shrink the virtual disk in a Linux virtual machine:

1. Open Terminal.
2. Run these commands:
   
   cd /usr/bin
   
   /usr/bin$ vmware-toolbox-cmd help disk

Shrinking the virtual disk in a Mac OS X virtual machine

To shrink the virtual disk in a Windows virtual machine:

1. Open Terminal.
2. Run these commands:
   
   cd /Library/Application Support/VMware Tools
   
   ./vmware-tools-cli help disk

Note: To perform a normal shrink operation, use the shrink only option.