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The VMware Tools scripts are covered in more detail in the [[Working with VMware Tools Power State Scripts]] chapter.
== Shrinking Virtual Disks using the VMware Tools Control Panel ==
The shrink tab of the VMware Tools control panel allows virtual disks associated with the virtual machine to be reduced in size by reclaiming unused areas on the disk. In the first instance, free space on the disk is reclaimed within the guest operating system. Subsequently, the virtual disk image on the host file system is then reduced in size by the VMware Server software.
In order to be able to perform a shrink operation the virtual disk must not be been created as a ''pre-allocated'' disk and there must be no current snapshots of the virtual machine. If the virtual disk is an ''independent'' disk it must be in ''persistent mode''. In the case of Linux guest operating systems, the operation must be performed as superuser. For further information on shrinking virtual disks in VMware Server 2.0, refer to the chapter entitled [[Managing VMware Server 2.0 Virtual Disks]].
