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Unplanned renaming of a virtual disk file

  • 1.  Unplanned renaming of a virtual disk file

    Posted 24 days ago

    Hello.

    I found one feature - an incomprehensible behavior.
    If a snapshot is created and the guest OS is either turned off or running, then if return to this snapshot, the virtual disk file is renamed automatically.
    If go back to this snapshot again, the file name of the virtual disk returns to the original one.
    It appears on all versions of VMware Workstation. I tried it on 12.xx. It is also being played. It does not depend on the type of guest OS.
    A video recording of the problem is available for download at the link: https://dropmefiles.com/u37pn

    Expected behavior - when returning to the previous screenshot, the virtual disk file should not change its name.

    Maybe someone has encountered similar behavior and knows what the reason or logical explanation is?