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VMWare

Screen resolution

Use this screen resolution for windows and macos: 1400 x 610

Compact .vmdk

# fill free space with zeros
rm -rf /tmp/**
cat /dev/zero > ~/wipefile
rm -rf ~/wipefile
poweroff
:: defragment all .vmdk files in the current directory
for /R %f in (*.vmdk) do vmware-vdiskmanager -d "%f"

:: shrink all .vmdk files in the current directory
for /R %f in (*.vmdk) do vmware-vdiskmanager -k "%f"

MacOS

Unlocker

Need to reinstall on every vmware update.

git clone git@github.com:DrDonk/unlocker.git

# from admin
call win-install.cmd

Install

  • Use APFS case-sensitive FS;
  • Unsubscribe from the BETA program, System Preferences -> Updates -> Details;
  • Change resolution
sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools/vmware-resolutionSet" 1920 1080