The disk can be mounted directly on a host system for file-level operations or expanded using VMware's Virtual Disk Manager if you Performance Tip

If you are looking to work with this file, here is what you need to know: Core Functionality

qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O vhdx QCE-jan22-disk1.vmdk QCE-jan22-disk1.vhdx .

It is frequently converted to the .qcow2 format to improve performance on KVM-based hypervisors.