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Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine
The suspend and resume feature is useful to save the current state of a virtual machine and continue work
later from the same state, even if you quit VMware Fusion in the interim.
VMware Fusion does not support suspending and resuming in Boot Camp virtual machines. Suspending
and resuming rely on being able to save a known state that will not change. You can boot natively into
Windows in the Boot Camp partition. When you do so, the known state is lost and data loss occurs.
Procedure
1 Take one of the following actions.
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Select Virtual Machine > Suspend to suspend your virtual machine.
You can also set a VMware Fusion preference to suspend the virtual machine when you close the
virtual machine window.
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Select Virtual Machine > Resume to resume your virtual machine.
2 (Optional) Take a snapshot to preserve a particular state of the virtual machine so you can return to that
state repeatedly.
Take Advantage of VMware Fusion Online Resources
Go to the VMware Fusion home page and support page for product news, FAQs, more resources, and the
online community.
To learn about available VMware support offerings, registering a product, or creating a technical support
request, see the VMware support portal at http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionsupport
You can also find information about using VMware Fusion at the following self-help sources:
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The VMware Fusion Learning Center has video tutorials, FAQs, community forums, and more to help
you get up and running with VMware Fusion. In Fusion, click Help > Video Tutorials.
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Self-paced video tutorials and answers to frequently asked questions through the VMware support
portal at http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionsupport. (In English.) Use the Advanced Help tab to view
the list of tutorials.
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VMware recommends joining the VMware Fusion Community at
http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionforums. (In English.) The VMware Fusion Community is where
VMware Fusion users can exchange information, questions, and comments to get the most out of
VMware Fusion.
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The VMware Knowledge Base provides troubleshooting information, solutions to error messages, and
some best practice information for most VMware products. To find information on a specific problem
you encounter in VMware Fusion, select VMware Fusion in the product list and search for your
problem by key word at http://kb.vmware.com.
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For answers to frequently asked questions about VMware Fusion, go to
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/faqs.html.
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