LanguageVMSD
VMware snapshots and metadata
File type: Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
A vmsd file extension is used for snapshot metadata files used by VMware Workstation virtualization software.
What is vmsd file?
File type category:
Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
Date updated: June 29, 2024
The vmsd file extension is associated with VMware Workstation a virtualization software used to create virtual computers on one physical machine.
The vmsd file is a centralized file for storing information and metadata about virtual machine snapshots saved in snapshots manager within VMware Workstation.
Snapshot file contains saved state of system for certain virtual machine (you can save various states of virtual computer like e.g. Windows 10 before updates, Windows 10 after updates, some tests and you can still working with all of them or switch between them). This feature is very useful for software testing and development etc.
This file must be together in one directory with other VMware virtual machine files like .vmdk, .vmx, .vmsn etc..
How to open vmsd file?
File is a part of virtual machine files and profile used by VMware virtualization software. Use VMware Workstation to run virtual machine. This file is just simple text file with metadata and virtual machine snapshots information created and described by virtual machine creator.
For Mac OS X users there is app called VMware Fusion and it works the same way like VMware Workstation on Windows platform.
How to convert vmsd file?
There is no way how to convert *.vmsd files to other formats.
Suggested software to open vmsd file:
Associated software actions with the vmsd file
Software applications that can open vmsd files:
VMware Workstation (Microsoft Windows)
VMware vSphere (Microsoft Windows)
VMware Fusion (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create vmsd files:
VMware Workstation (Microsoft Windows)
VMware vSphere (Microsoft Windows)
VMware Fusion (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vmsd files:
VMware Workstation (Microsoft Windows)
VMware Fusion (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)