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Solving VMware Workstation “could Not Get Snapshot Information Failed to Lock the File” Issue Linux

November 9, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

VMware Workstation “could not get snapshot information failed to lock the file”




Welcome, Mac User! This Tip shows you Step-by-Step How to Solve VMware Workstation “could not get snapshot information failed to lock the file” Issue on GNU/Linux Computers.

So this Issue is Usually caused from an Existing Lock File over a VMware Virtual Machine Snapshot.

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  1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
    Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    VMware Workstation could not get snapshot information failed to lock the file - Open Terminal Shell Emulator




  2. Then Navigate into VMware Machine.

    cd /[path2]/MyVMwareVM

  3. Next Displace All *.lck Directories.

    mkdir lck
    mv *.lck lck/




  4. Finally, Restart VM

    5. And now the VMware Workstation “could not get snapshot information failed to lock the file” Issue Should be Happily Solved! :)