How VMware compresses disk space

Home notebook 40G, free space How to squeeze all only 7G, from the unit copy of Linux virtual confidential 10G, check the actual use of space 5.7, that is, other is free space, can be released. (for independent only.) Persistent, not suitable for preallocated, EXT4 File system Invalid) The release method has the following for Linux 1, after entering the system, in the GUI interface to start the Vmware-toolbox, Select shrink after selecting Partation compression 2, in the shell Vmware-toolbox-cmd disk Shrink/partation 3, if and I like not into the system, can be compressed locally, requires the installation of VMware, \vmware Directory \vmware-vdiskmanager.exe-k F:\VMWARE\RH\RH6.VMDK

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1, into the virtual machine inside execute Vmware-toolbox tool

2, the use of Linux

Method of 3

In addition, there are suggestions in the VMware community to use

Vmkfstools-i OLD.VMDK new.vmdk-d Thin

How VMware compresses disk space