.vmx .vmdk files not opening on VMPlayer

Question

I am completing a University Assignment and I copied the .vmx, .vmdk, .vmxf, .vmsd files onto my USB stick from the labs and am working from home.

I installed Ubuntu 14 on my windows 8.01 laptop. I downloaded VMPlayer and clicked 'Open Virtual Machine- open existing virtual machine' and opened the .vmx file from my USB.

It began to open and then the following message appeared.

"The operation on file "/media/charlotte/9675-BE6B/Virtual Disk.vmdk" failed. If the file resides on a remote file system, make sure that the network connection and the server where this disk resides are functioning properly. If the file resides on removable media, reattach the media. Select retry to attempt the operation again. Select cancel to end this session. Select continue to forward the error to the guest operating system."

I was then told by my tutor to move the files onto the hard disk instead of USB. Please could someone tell me how I do this?

Thanks a lot, Charlotte

Answer 1

Here are two ways:

1) Using a terminal

Open a terminal window (press alt+ctrl+t)

In the terminal window which opens by default in your home directory, make a new subdirectory, and then copy the files into the subdirectory

mkdir subdirname
cp /media/charlotte/9675-BE6B/*.vm* ~/subdirname

Please substitute a directory name that you like, for subdirname. The ~ in the command is a shorthand notation for your home directory.

2) graphically

Open the File Manager, either by clicking the icon which appears to be a file cabinet, or by opening the Dash and entering "files"

Right click on the main panel of the file manager, and choose to create a new folder (subdirectory)

In the left panel of the file manager, you will see several commonly used folders, along with 'Computer' and something that will be the entry for your USB drive. Click on the USB drive, select all the files you need, and press ctrl+c. Click on Home in the left panel to return to your home directory, double click on the subdirectory you created earlier, and right in the main panel to bring up a context menu including the 'paste' command. Use 'paste' to place copies of your files into the subdirectory.