VMware error: "The file is too large"

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I recently bought a WD external drive to be used on my laptop for VMware workstation and the idea being that all shared files  and VM's i can load it in the movable drive.

Scenario: 
loaded the VM in the WD drive.
launched VMware player - create a vm to an existing VM.
after mounting the VM by double clicking the .vmx file. VM Player kicks in and starts to load, but then the following error was thrown:

Here’s how to fix it:

  • Edit your .vmx file with your favorite text editor

  • Add a line to the end of this file:
    • diskLib.sparseMaxFileSizeCheck="FALSE"

Now fire up the VM again and hopefully it should work as normal!

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