If everything is Ok the VM will start-up in Fusion and you are good to go.Ĭhallenge 1 – Virtual machine cannot be powered on because its working directory is not valid.įirst challenge I ran into was an error message stating: This virtual machine cannot be powered on because its working directory is not valid. Browse to the correct location where you stored the VMBundle you just renamed. Choose File from the menu and choose for Open and Run. Open VMware Fusion to open the now visible VMBundle. You will see that the name, the icon and the kind is changed to reflect a VMBundle. You will get a question asking if you are sure to add the extension “.vmwarevm” to the end of the name.
Rename the folder with the VM you want to run in VMware Fusion and add. Step 2 – Making the VM visible for VMware Fusion So how can you successfully exchange VMs between VMware Workstation and Fusion?Ĭopy the folder with the Virtual Machine (VM) files to the Mac into a folder where you are storing your VMs. Also, like me, you can run into version conflicts. Sounds easy right? Yes it does, but you do have to do some simple steps to make it happen. The virtual disk formats are the same and the virtual machines can be used in either program. There is no need to use VMware vCenter Converter when moving a virtual machine between Workstation and Fusion. VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation virtual machines are interchangeable. You can just copy the needed files, if you need to exchange VMs between VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion or vice versa. Can I just Copy it, Open it or simply Import it?
First time I had to move an Android VM from VMware workstation to my Mac was a bit of a challenge. I on the other hand use VMware Fusion Pro on my Mac with El Capitan as operating system. Occasionally I exchange VMs, this time with my brother, who uses VMware Workstation on Microsoft Windows 10.
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