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libvmdk

Library and tools to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

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libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.

Project information:

  • Status: alpha
  • Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later

Read supported extent file formats:

  • RAW (flat)
  • COWD version 1 (sparse)
  • VMDK version 1, 2 and 3 (sparse)

Supported VMDK format features:

  • delta links
  • grain compression (as of version 20131209)
  • data markers (as of version 20140416)

VMDK format features not supported at the moment:

  • images that use a physical device
  • changed block tracking (CBT) (supported by VMDK version 3 (sparse)) / change tracking file

Work in progress:

  • Dokan library support
  • Thread-safety in handle API functions

For more information see:

  • Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk/wiki/Home
  • How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk/wiki/Building
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