Guide: How To Convert VMDK format To VHD format file
This is a complete one guide on how to convert VMDK to VHD, explaining virtualization, differences in VHD and VMDK files, and the top 2 tools for conversion. To browse the introduction details, scroll down for the conversion guide. We show the conversion process VMDK to VHD using 2Tware’s conversion tool which is compatible with both Windows and Linux.
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What is Virtualization: 101 Is virtualization FREE? How does Vmware work? How to convert VMDK to VHD in 4 steps
We also mention WinImage which converts the same, but for older versions of Windows. If you are using Windows older than XP (e.g. Win NT, 95, 98, etc.), you will want to install WinImage for conversion. If you are using Windows 7 or higher, stick to 2Tware’s converter as it does not give bugs. To hold Up: What the hell is virtualization? To explain this like I would to a 7 year old, if you have a computer and you want to expand its capabilities by installing a different operating system (this is how people install Mac OS on Windows machines) you need to operating system run virtually on the machine. You could literally “hack” any piece of hardware and install something you’re not supposed to install – virtualization is popular for running Windows on Mac machines and / or even for installing Mac OS on Windows machines (against which the company himself fights). You could technically install a Mac OS on a regular non-Apple PC if you install a virtualization app and then run Mac OS from there. The virtualization software works on any operating system: Windows, Linux, Mac. Virtualization also has many professional uses, such as booting Android from a PC. If you’ve gotten to the point where you’ve converted VMDK files to VHD, you probably know its many uses. Is virtualization FREE? Yes – and the most popular virtualization program Vmware is free to download. It is used by millions of people around the world and you could install it on your Windows laptop or Macbook machine. Vmware is compatible with all hardware. How does Vmware work? In fact, Vmware is the main software that allows you to boot operating systems on a device. It serves as a “disk manager”, meaning you can read images such as VMDK images as a “disk” and let you work. Let’s say you want VMware to read your operating system – you usually downloaded something in the VMDK format, which is the typical Vmware compatible format. The problem is, Microsoft also has a lot of the virtualization pie and their preferred format is VHD. What if you want to run the VHD file on Vmware, which only accepts VMDK files? The answer is: you convert your file. Is conversion expensive? No, conversion is free (and fast!) – just download software that will convert your “disk” to the correct format. In this case, we are converting a VMDK file and we want to convert an Android VMDK image to VHD, making it compatible with Microsoft virtualization software. Scroll below for a detailed overview guide presentation of the conversion. How to Convert VMDK to VHD in 5 Minutes:
STEP 1: DOWNLOAD the converter from 2Tware
Go to CNET or Google’s download page “2Tware convert VHD”. 2Tware does not ask you for information such as your email / personal information and you can download the software from the website. You can use mirrors, but it is best to download the latest version from the official CNET website:
Click on “Download Now” and it will download the installer on your computer.
STEP 2: Install 2Tware Converter
This is a simple process and you can leave the default settings here as the software installation takes less than 30 seconds:
STEP 3: Browse and select the VMDH image
NOTE: You ONLY need the top box here, don’t make the mistake of using the bottom option “Convert Physical Disk to VHD”. Basically you should select your VMDH image in the “Source VMDH“Box. For this demo, we select an Android VMDH file:
Below “Destination VHDYou want to select where you want the program to output the converted file. This should be somewhere you have available space. The Android file we are converting is 2.6 GB. We named the converted file “converted.vhd”. Now hit convert and wait for the program to convert the VMDK file:
STEP 4: SUCCESS! Use your converted VHD file.
2Tware is very fast and it converted our 2.6GB file in less than 2 minutes! This will depend on your computer speed, but in most cases it will take minutes. You will get a prompt from the converter saying “Convert Success” once the conversion is completed successfully:
Now the file “converted.vhd” is available on our desktop. It’s only 500MB smaller than the original VMDK, which was 2.6GB (it’s 2.1GB):
Congrats! The VMDK to VHD conversion process takes only a few minutes. We’ve tried every tool in the shed and 2Tware’s is without a doubt the fastest, most reliable tool for converting VMDK to VHD. The best part is that 2Tware does not require any opt-ins or any payment / subscription, it is 100% free and available directly from CNET’s website. If you have an older version of Windows, we recommend that you use WinImage which is similar to 2Tware, but better for older versions such as XP, 2000 and 95.
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