Adding an existing virtual hard disk

You can add an existing virtual hard disk to a virtual machine in Player. Here are the steps:

1. Select the virtual machine from the library and go to Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.

2. Click Add on the Hardware tab.

3. The New Hardware wizard opens. Select Hard Disk as the hardware type.

4. Select the disk type:

5. Select the Use an existing virtual disk option:

6. Browse to the disk file and click Finish:

7. If the disk is formatted in the way the guest OS understands it, the disk should be mounted automatically and you should be able to access its contents immediately:

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