How to control maximum number of VMware snapshots
williamlam.com › 2010 › 10Oct 31, 2010 · I recently discovered an undocumented .vmx entry that allows you to control the maximum number of VMware snapshots for a given virtual machine. By default, a virtual machine can have a snapshot tree depth of 31, in the worse case scenario supporting up to a maximum of 496 snapshots. Here is what a VM looks like with 496 snapshots (unexpanded):