vdiskmanager for vmware workstation 12
<p>I created a virtual system using VMWare Workstation 12 Player. I selected the hard disk type to be growable. Now I want to switch to preallocated.</p>

<p>I learnt from google that this can be done using <code>vmware-vdiskmanager.exe</code>. However, it seems that this utility is not bundled with the vmware player. Is there any other way to achieve this?</p>

<p>Some website directs me to the virtual disk development kit. I downloaded one from <a href="https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vddk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vddk/</a>. When I use it from the command line, it says: <code>Failed to convert disk: Disk encoding error (0x3ebd)</code>.
I doubt that it is because of the mismatch of the version.</p>

<p>Could anybody help on how to solve this?
Thank you.</p>