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u Open a virtual machine from the applications menu
a Click the applications menu status item ( ) in the Mac menu bar.
The applications menu appears, either displaying all the local virtual machines or the most
recently accessed virtual machine.
b If the applications menu displays the most recently accessed virtual machine, to select a
different virtual machine, click the Back arrow in the blue title bar and select another
virtual machine.
c Click the Resume or Start Up icon.
Browse for a Virtual Machine
One way to open an existing virtual machine is to find and open its package file.
Procedure
1 Select File > Open.
2 In the file selection window, find and select the virtual machine package or configuration file
for the virtual machine to open.
Virtual machine package files have the extension .vmwarevm. Virtual machine configuration
files have the extension
.vmx. You can view a file's extension by selecting File > Get info.
3 Click the Open button.
Results
Fusion opens the virtual machine and powers it on.
Open a Virtual Machine From the Finder
You can open an existing virtual machine from its package file.
Unless you specify a file location for a virtual machine when you create it, Fusion saves the virtual
machine package to a default location, which can vary. See Default File Location of a Virtual
Machine.
Procedure
1 In the Finder, browse to the virtual-machine location, such as the default your home directory /
Virtual Machines folder, and find the package or configuration file for the virtual machine.
Virtual machine package files have the extension .vmwarevm. Virtual machine configuration
files have the extension .vmx.
2 (Optional) You can view a file's extension by selecting File > Get info.
3 Double-click the virtual machine package or configuration file to open the virtual machine in
Fusion.
If Fusion is not running, it starts automatically.
Using VMware Fusion
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