Path to VMX File

VMware stores virtual machines as a package that includes the virtual machine settings file, filename.vmx, and the virtual disks.

When required, you must provide the path to the .vmx file. The following examples are of paths to a Windows virtual machine and a Linux virtual machine, respectively, for Mac OS X, OS X, or macOS. Examples of the vmrun command include the relative path to the .vmx file instead of the absolute path that follows.

/Users/username/Documents/Virtual\ Machines.localized/Win10.vmwarevm/Win10.vmx

/Users/username/Documents/Virtual\ Machines.localized/Ubuntu16.vmwarevm/Ubuntu16.vmx

Important:

For vmrun commands that require VMware Tools, install the latest VMware Tools package and, especially after operating system updates, keep VMware Tools up‐to‐date.