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File not found error when opening a VM (from non-Time Machine backup)

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Hi everyone,

 

 

I have an issue with my Fusion 2.0.6 installation on my Snow Leopard iMac relating to a 'file not found error'.  I have done my best to scan the community posts to see if someone has experienced this before.  I found several posts, and tried the suggestions in those posts, but I still have not been able to resolve.

 

 

I am trying to restore from a full backup of my XP VM. This is not a Time Machine backup; just a straight backup of the entire VM using SuperDuper (part of my nightly backup routine).  To restore, I copied:

 

 

from --> BACKUP/Users/John/Documents/Virtual Machines/Windows XP Home Edition.vmwarevm

 

to --> MacHD/Users/John/Documents/Virtual Machines/Windows XP Home Edition.vmwarevm

 

 

From Fusion, I opened the Windows XP Home Edition VM, only to get the error:

 

 

"File not found: Windows XP Home Edition-000005-s001.vmdk. This file is required to power on this virtual machine.  If this file was moved, please provide its new location."

 

 

I browse for the .vmdk file (which is there), and repeatedly get the same error message.

 

Interestingly, when I try open the same VM from the backup location, I also get the same error.

 

 

Really stuck now, and not sure what to do.  Any help that can be provided would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

John


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