How to Repair VMware Virtual Hard Disk on Windows 10?

To repair a VMware virtual hard disk on Windows 10, go to the VMWare site and download vdiskmanager-windows-7.0.1.exe2.zip (see also https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1023856)

Repair VMware Virtual Hard Disk on Windows 10

Unzip the folder. Rename the file to vmware-vdiskmanager.exe and copy it following location.

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation if you have 64-bit operating system.

Shut down any virtual machines that are running and quit VMware workstation. Restart the window.

Open the command prompt with admin privileges and execute the following command.

vmware-vdiskmanager -R <virtual disk.vmdk>

where virtual disk.vmdk is the path of the virtual hard disk file.

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