On Nov 30, 2007 12:05 AM, Alan M. Evans <fedoralist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is it possible to backup an entire VMware virtual machine? > > I do this all the time. Just tar up all the files in the VM's directory. > It's a good idea to make sure that the VM is not currently open. I even > moved a VM from my old work computer to the new one this way -- no > problems at all. > > You could also clone the VM, but a cloned VM is not *exactly* the same > as the original. (Vista will, for example, want to phone home for a > fresh activation.) Thanks! What is specifically the VM directory? Paul
