To remove any unneeded files from the virtual machine to free space
yum clean
To fill the unused space with zeros
cat /dev/zero > zero.fill;sync;sleep 1;sync;rm -f zero.fill
poweroff
Start cmd
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player>vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -k "H:\Digit
ally_3.6\Edulinux_en-gb.vmdk"
Shrink: 100% done.
Shrink completed successfully.
Ref:- http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-shrink-vmware-virtual-disk-files-vmdk
