.VMDK file extension
How to open file with .VMDK extension?
.VMDK is the file extension developed by VMware, Inc. for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .VMDK extension belong to the "Various Files" category. The full name of this type of files is VMware Virtual Disk. Files with the .VMDK extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .VMDK extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.
VMware Virtual Disk
| Ads | OS | Software |
|---|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 VMware Workstation  VMware DiskMount Utility  Parallels Workstation  VirtualBox  VMware vSphere XenConvert  VMware vCenter Converter Standalone |
|
| MAC |
 VMware Fusion  Parallels Desktop |
After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .VMDK extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .VMDK extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .VMDK extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.