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VMRS files on Hyper-V Host

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

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

.vmcx - configuration file

So you are not doing to get the disk space back, time to invest in more storage, if space is getting tight.

Stuart Smith

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Thanks both for the comments.
I will be moving 1 of the VM's onto another host so space will not be an issue.
I will also power down the VM's and remove the .VMRS files so that we can get the backups running again.

Many thanks for the suggestions.

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

see here about backups!

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.