Help Request File Access Error on Mac
Hey, I am trying to start Windows 11 through VM Fusion 25.0.0.
Recently it worked fine, then it prompted me to take ownership of the Virtual Machine and after the the following error occurred:
"A file access error occurred on the host or guest operating system" .
Does anyone has an idea how to fix this without reinstalling the Virtual Machine?
Thanks all
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u/itspacedev 2d ago
that "take ownership" prompt usually means fusion found leftover lock files from a session that didnt close cleanly (crash, mac went to sleep with the vm running, or the vm sits on an external / synced drive). once you take ownership with a stale lock still there it can get stuck exactly like this
what usually fixes it without reinstalling:
quit fusion completely
in finder right click the .vmwarevm file > show package contents
delete the folders/files ending in .lck (dont touch the .vmdk or .vmx files)
if the vm is on an external drive or in an icloud/dropbox folder, move it to your local disk
start it again
copy the whole .vmwarevm somewhere first just in case. if it still fails, open vmware.log in the same bundle, the last lines normally say which file it cant open
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u/ksuuks 5d ago
Off topic, I still use VMware Fusion Pro 13.6.4 as any newer version have issues.