Vmware physical to virtual disk

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To create an image of a physical disk do the following:

  1. create a *.vmdk file that describes the physical disk you wish to image
  2. run `cmd.exe` with Administrator privileges
  3. locate `vmware-vdiskmanager.exe` (C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation)
  4. run the following command and wait!
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r <source.vmdk> -t 0 <destination.vmdk>
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