VMware Consolidated Backup archive
File type: Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
A vcb file is a backup archive created by VMware Consolidated Backup.
It belongs to the VMware virtualization software used with VMware Server on Microsoft Windows and contains data from a virtual-machine backup.
File type category:
Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
Date updated: October 25, 2026
VMware Consolidated Backup was VMware's backup framework for protecting system, application, and user data in virtual machines. It was designed to reduce the backup workload on virtualized servers.
The vcb file extension identifies backup data produced by Consolidated Backup. A vcb file stores data used by Consolidated Backup during the backup and restore process.
This format is associated with VMware Server software on Microsoft Windows.
A vcb file is not normally opened or viewed directly. On Microsoft Windows, restore it with the compatible VMware Consolidated Backup tools and associated VMware software.
If the original backup tools are unavailable, a general archive utility is unlikely to open the file correctly.
There is no standard direct conversion from a vcb file to another file format. Restore the backup with compatible VMware Consolidated Backup software first.
After the virtual machine has been recovered, the resulting virtual machine can be converted or migrated using suitable VMware tools.
Software applications that can open vcb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit vcb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving vcb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create vcb files:
Microsoft Windows
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