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How do I remove all snapshots in VMware ESXi and not lose the current configuration?

I have two vms that I would like to cleanup and remove all snapshots.  One has 5 snapshots and I would like keep the current vm state but delete all snapshots.  I heard if I hit delete all it will combine all the snapshots changes which I am trying to avoid.  Whatever the current configuration is what I want to incorporate. Do I click on each of the snapshot one by one and hit delete? Does it matter which order I delete?  Latest to beginning or vice versa?

On the other VM, I only have one snapshot.  In this case can I just delete it and it will keep the current configuration?  In this case delete all would be the same, correct?
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>> I heard if I hit delete all it will combine all the snapshots changes which I am trying to avoid.

only the snapshots BEHIND the you are here point :)

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Clicking delete all and the warning messge says that it will consolidate all snapshots to a single disk.  So you are sure it won't combine all changes for the last 5 snapshots?
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My "you are here" is at the very end.  I have nothing after that.  Again I am a little scared if I should do shutdown full backu and then hit delete all.
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Is there a manual way to remove all snapshots in case it does fail?
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sorry found it too.  Wasn't aware it was such a common issue.  Thanks