You can change the folder by opening ~/.vmware/preferences and setting prefvmx.defaultVMPath = "/path/here" to whatever you wish. I agree that it doesn't make much sense and have filed a bug upstream.
-- VMware Player creates empty ~/vmware directory https://launchpad.net/bugs/63785 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
