JLR 131 Vmware Virtual Disk Files
 

My PC installation of the JLR 131 Vmware has created multiple virtual disk files, earlier ones unmodified since their day of use. The installation seems to create a new one for each run.

Is it safe to delete these old files to save SDD space? Each one is 3-4 GB.

Thank you.

not delete, but merge them. They are differential files?

Thanks for the reply.

They are named sequentially.

Windows XP Professional-cl1 -s00X with X being the sequential digit starting with 1, and one file with no -s00X extension.

They are taking a massive amount of space with each use. I am not sure what to do with them.

I am not using VMware anymore, but there must be option in the settings of the virtual computer or on the disk to "compact" the drive or delete the old snapshots. What it does is everytime you start the machine it creates new file and puts all changes there (including for example swap file). Could try to do it for you if you let me in your host with the TeamViewer.
Snaps are ok to delete but if they are only incremental files, if you delete them the machine breaks or reverts to original state.

Thank you so much for the kind offer and advice. I will look into the function to delete the old snapshots in the virtual computer. Was also thinking along the lines of temporarily deleting the oldest and leaving only the very first which uses very little space and the most recent. In doing this I can see if the machine works properly, and if not replace the deleted files. There should be no issue losing a path to them, however the delete ensures that the machine does not follow them to another section of the drive.

Curious as to what you are using in place of a VMware installation for the older Jaguars in your stable.

if they are incremental files, you cannot delete them, because the next one in line depends on the previous version. But if the original build is solid you might just lose changes and updates but could work. Rather be safe.
I sadly do not have yet this, want to get it, once i have it i will convert it to HyperV.

Where did you get the installation files from in the first place?

The software was purchased from:

https://tools4car.co.uk/video-category/jlr-sdd/

eBay transaction.

Have you asked the vendor what you are doing wrong (after all they did charge you money for someone else's software)? Looking at their youtube video it does look like a complex process.

I used VirtualBox on a Windows 10 machine to install SDD130, which was a painless experience.

Just a quick follow-up regarding this matter.
The vendor provided excellent customer service via email and solved my problem. I recommend them highly.
All of the files are necessary and cannot be deleted. It is possible to move the entire installation to a flash drive and run it from there using the VMware Software already installed and also to transfer to any other machine which only requires installing VMware on the target machine. The only necessity is to make sure that the legacy OS is properly shutdown in its original location, not merely suspended, whenever it is to be moved. My flash drive becomes the backup. I opted to move it to a new machine with a larger SSD and more recent hardware and not ready to expire...
FYI for those of you who might think that it runs slowly, if on a WindowsXP VM, adjust the screen colors to 16bit. Makes a huge difference. Also, it does well with the VM set for 2 cores and 4GB RAM access.
If you are having any issue, please do not hesitate to ask, as I learned some things regarding the installation.