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Thank you for pointing out the original size. &nbsp;Turns out that the provisioned size is 256 GB and the maximum size 362.90 GB. &nbsp;So, I imported it to a bigger hard drive and it worked fine.
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Thank you for pointing out the original size.  Turns out that the provisioned size is 256 GB and the maximum size 362.90 GB.  So, I imported it to a bigger hard drive and it worked fine.

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I have VMware Workstation 14 Pro on Windows 10. &nbsp;We exported a VM from an ESXi server (three files: dg.mf = 1 KB, dg.ovf = 10 KB, dg-disk1-vmdk = 53 GB) and I am trying to import it. &nbsp;<br />
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&quot;Failed to write content to disk C:\Virtual Machines\dg-disk1.vmdk. Reason: There is not enough space on the file system for the selected operation.&quot;<br />
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The three files together take 53 GB, while there are 145 GB free on the hard drive. &nbsp;What could be the problem and how can I fix it?
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I have VMware Workstation 14 Pro on Windows 10.  We exported a VM from an ESXi server (three files: dg.mf = 1 KB, dg.ovf = 10 KB, dg-disk1-vmdk = 53 GB) and I am trying to import it.  

"Failed to write content to disk C:\Virtual Machines\dg-disk1.vmdk. Reason: There is not enough space on the file system for the selected operation."

The three files together take 53 GB, while there are 145 GB free on the hard drive.  What could be the problem and how can I fix it?

How to fix &quot;not enough space on the file system&quot; error during VM import?

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

How to fix &quot;not enough space on the file system&quot; error during VM import?

How to fix "not enough space on the file system" error during VM import?