VMDK VDI
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Convert VMDK to VDI

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

VDI is VirtualBox's native disk format. Convert with 'VBoxManage clonemedium disk.vmdk disk.vdi --format VDI', or just attach the VMDK to a VirtualBox VM directly (VirtualBox reads VMDK, so conversion is often unnecessary).

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How to convert VMDK to VDI

Converting a .VMDK file to .VDI lets you open the content in software that prefers the .VDI format, though some details may change compared with the original. The programs listed below open .VMDK files and can save or export them to .VDI (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.

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