Cannot mount VMDK with VMWare library but OSFMount can

[studious]

Hi everyone,
I have a problem mount VMDK with VMWare library https://developer.vmware.com/web/sdk/7.0/vddk.
I then use VMware to create a virtual machine and add the VMDK to. But I cannot run the virtual machine, VMWare said corrupted VMDK or snapshot dependency missing
I thought the original VMDK is corrupted until I used OSFMount. OSFMount can mount my VMDK.
Anyone can tell me how OSFMount can mount the VMDK even VMware cannot? (no folder .lock indicating VMDK is locked)
Thanks

[David (PassMark)]

Magic !!


No. We don't know.

Would need to make a examination of the VMDK file. And it is unlikely we want to spend too much time pondering why our software is working beyond reasonable expectations. Might be a better question for VMWare, why their library doesn't work.

[studious]

Magic !!


No. We don't know.

Would need to make a examination of the VMDK file. And it is unlikely we want to spend too much time pondering why our software is working beyond reasonable expectations. Might be a better question for VMWare, why their library doesn't work.

Thanks David.
May I know if OSFMount uses VMWare VDDK to mount vmdk files? Or OSFMount uses own technology to mount vmdk?