Technical Director 

Stuart Smith

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.vmcx &nbsp;- configuration file<br />
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So you are not doing to get the disk space back, time to invest in more storage, if space is getting tight.
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Thanks both for the comments. &nbsp;<br>I will be moving 1 of the VM's onto another host so space will not be an issue. &nbsp;<br>I will also power down the VM's and remove the .VMRS files so that we can get the backups running again.<br><br>Many thanks for the suggestions.&nbsp;
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see here about backups!<br />
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<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/hyper-v-vss-backs-up-a-large-vmrs-file-when-you-back-up-a-virtual-machine-5e282626-f4a8-a5f3-a3ff-10e3794d98cc#:~:text=vmrs%20files%20store%20the%20running,VSS)%20writer%20also%20returns%20the%20" rel="ugc">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/hyper-v-vss-backs-up-a-large-vmrs-file-when-you-back-up-a-virtual-machine-5e282626-f4a8-a5f3-a3ff-10e3794d98cc#:~:text=vmrs%20files%20store%20the%20running,VSS)%20writer%20also%20returns%20the%20</a>.
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Hi All,<br><br>I have serveral .VMRS files from april to July adding up to about 130gb)<br>I need to reclaim this space but not sure if I can simply delete them. &nbsp;They are in my snapshots folder but the vm has no snapshots listed.<br><br>There is also a .vmrs file that is current with a .vmcx file located in the VM folder which are todays date.<br><br>So I do not think the old ones are in use, but what happens if I delete them?&nbsp; I need the disk space for sure.<br><br>Regards<br>Stuart<br><br>&nbsp;
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Hi All,
I have serveral .VMRS files from april to July adding up to about 130gb)
I need to reclaim this space but not sure if I can simply delete them.  They are in my snapshots folder but the vm has no snapshots listed.
There is also a .vmrs file that is current with a .vmcx file located in the VM folder which are todays date.
So I do not think the old ones are in use, but what happens if I delete them?  I need the disk space for sure.
Regards
Stuart
 

VMRS files on Hyper-V Host

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