Thanks Kliphtonand Chris, That sounds great! So, to recap, I just need to copy the .vmwarevm file from documents/virtual Machines to the corresponding folder on the MBA, then from inside Fusion, hit Command O to locate and open it? Man, that's a lot easier than what I had in mind thanks
On 7/29/13, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > You should be able to just grab your virtual machine file and copy it > over. When you first open it VMWare might ask if you moved it or copied > it. I don't think I would use dropbox or the like to move it as the file > is huge. Flinging the file to the internet and back will take much > longer than a thumb drive or local network. Sometimes 'sneaker net' is > still the fastest transfer method. > > CB > > On 7/29/13 3:43 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> How about if you put it in your Drop box so when you have another >> machine, give it access to your drop box, will it work? As my VMWARE >> is in my Drop box folder. Mind you you have to have a lot of space in >> your drop box. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 29 Jul 2013, at 06:38 AM, kliphton <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> I have never done it that way. What I do is copy my >>> VMWare folder to a USB, then copy it to my new machine, and then hit >>> command O to find and load it. The last time I did it, I just keep >>> it on my external USB drive, and run my vertial machine from there. >>> Works flawlessly! JMO >>> Kliphton Senior >>> (iMessage )[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>-Email >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> (Twitter,instagram,foursquare&Skype) kliphton72 >>> [Text only] 914-820-2298 >>> (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com >>> <http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com/> >>> >>> On Jul 28, 2013, at 1:00 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, I took my own oft-given advice and researched the question on >>>> VMWare's Knowledge base. It looks fairly straight-forward. First put a >>>> copy of the VM bundle (.vmwarevm file) on an external drive, or on the >>>> desktop of the MBA, then in Fusion, select file/new/continue without >>>> disk/ use existing Virtual disk. >>>> Then navigate inside the .vmwarevm file, anselect the .vmdk file as >>>> the virtual disk to use. There are lots of subfiles with the .vmdk >>>> extension, but you want the master .vmdk.d >>>> For example, there will be "virtual a bunch of >>>> "virtual disk 00x.vmdk subfiles. you want the one without the 00x's. >>>> Once the .vmdk is selected as the virtual disk to use, continue and >>>> fusion will create a virtual machine from that virtual disk. >>>> >>>> As the KB articles say, the process is identical to taking a disk >>>> drive out of one physical machine and putting it in another as the >>>> boot drive. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/27/13, Phil Halton <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> After installing Fusion on my new MBA, how do I move the windows7 VM >>>>> from my iMac to the MBA? Do I go through Fusion's "import" menu, or is >>>>> it a simple matter of copying the VM file from the iMac into the >>>>> VMWare directory on the MBA? The latter doesn't sound right to me, but >>>>> I thought the import menu was for VM's created in other programs like >>>>> parallels etc. >>>>> >>>>> If it's a matter of transferring the VM file, I imagine it would be >>>>> necessary to turn off any machine dependent hardware connections in >>>>> the VM like camera, bluetooth etc first? >>>>> >>>>> thanks >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>> send an email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > Ż\_(?)_/Ż > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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