Specifications

Administration Guide
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Figure 3-12. File Manager
In!the!left!pane!of!the!file!manager,!click!a!folder!to!display!its!contents.
Some!file!and!folder!icons!have!special!meanings.
To!perform!an!action!on!a!file!or!folder!(directory),!select!the!check!box!beside!its!listing,!
and!click!the!button!at!the!bottom!of!the!screen!to!delete,!edit!properties,!cut,!or!copy.
After!you!cut!or!copy!a!file!or!folder,!you!can!paste!it!into!the!same!or!a!different!folder.!
If!you!copy!a!file!or!folder,!paste!it!into!the!same!folder,!the!new!file!or!folder!is!
renamed,!with!copy_of_!before!the!original
!name.!You!can!select!it!and!use!Edit!
Properties!to!name!it.
NOTE The!tree!view!may!fail!to!load!or!only!partially!load!when!viewed!with!Mozilla.!To!
restore!the!proper!view,!right‐click!in!the!left!pane,!and!choose!Reload!Frame!or!
Refresh!from!the!context!menu.
Table 3-2. Folder and File Icons
Icon Description
Identifies!a!virtual!machine!configuration!file.!If!you!click!the!file!name!or!icon!for!a!
configuration!file,!the!Edit!Configuration!page!for!the!virtual!machine!opens.
Identifies!a!virtual!disk!file!on!a!VMFS!file!system.!
Identifies!a!set!of!files!on!the!service!console!that!hold!a!virtual!disk
!in!the!format!
used!by!VMware!Workstation!and!VMware!GSX!Server.!
Identifies!a!VMFS!volume.