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Convert VMDK to OVA

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Is it possible to convert VMDK to OVA?
Yes - VMDK converts to OVA.

OVA/OVF packages a whole VM (its hardware definition + the VMDK disks) into one portable file. Export from VMware (File > Export to OVF) or with VMware's ovftool; the VMDK ends up inside the OVA TAR. Use this to hand the complete machine to someone else.

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Also to OVA: OVF · VBOX · VMX

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Last verified Sep 2026

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How to convert VMDK to OVA

Converting a .VMDK file to .OVA lets you open the content in software that prefers the .OVA format, though some details may change compared with the original. The programs listed below open .VMDK files and can save or export them to .OVA (or a closely related format). One of them is VirtualBox: VirtuaBox is a program which enables virtualisation, thanks to which, there can be another virtual system (Windows, DOS, Linux, Netware, Solaris, BSD ) created….

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

Programs that convert VMDK

VirtualBox
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
VirtualBox for Mac
VirtualBox for Linux

About these formats

.VMDK VMware Virtual Machine Disk

A VMDK file is a VMware virtual hard disk - it stores a complete operating system and all its files as one or more host files. You attach it to a virtual machine rather than opening it like…

Open .VMDK details →
.OVA Open Virtualization Format Archive

An OVA file is a single-file package of a complete virtual machine - its hardware configuration plus one or more virtual hard disks bundled into one TAR archive. You import it into a…

Open .OVA details →