Vmdk Top ((install)) | Macos Ventura

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 13.6

→ Shrink it: inside macOS fill free space with zeros, then vmware-vdiskmanager -k disk.vmdk . macos ventura vmdk top

After installation, the VMDK contains a full bootable macOS Ventura. macos ventura vmdk top

| Setting | Recommendation | |--------|----------------| | Virtual disk adapter | SATA (more stable than NVMe) | | Disk buffering | “Write through” or “Safe” (avoid “Unsafe”) | | Accelerate 3D graphics | Enable, set 2–4 GB video memory (VMware 17+) | | Guest OS optimizations | Disable Spotlight indexing on VM drive: sudo mdutil -a -i off | | Inside macOS | Disable visual effects: System Settings → Accessibility → Display → Reduce motion/transparency | | VMDK type | Pre-allocated (not growable) for better I/O | macos ventura vmdk top

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vmware-vdiskmanager -r source.vmdk -t 2 dest.vmdk