Deleting Snapshots - VMware
docs.vmware.com › en › VMware-vSphereJul 22, 2019 · Deleting a snapshot consolidates the changes between snapshots and previous disk states and writes all the data from the delta disk that contains the information about the deleted snapshot to the parent disk. When you delete the base parent snapshot, all changes merge with the base virtual machine disk. To delete a snapshot, a large amount of information needs to be read and written to a disk.
Delete a Snapshot - VMware
docs.vmware.com › en › VMware-vSphereFeb 12, 2020 · The snapshot data is consolidated to the parent snapshot and the selected snapshot is removed from the snapshot tree. Delete all snapshots: Click Delete All and click the Delete all button. All immediate snapshots before the You are here current state are consolidated to the base parent disk. All existing snapshots are removed from the snapshot tree and the virtual machine.
Delete all Snapshots and Consolidate Snapshots ... - VMware
kb.vmware.com › s › articleMay 31, 2021 · The VMware snapshot files are consolidated and written to the parent snapshot disk and merge with the virtual machine base disk. Deleting a snapshot does not change the virtual machine or other snapshots. Deleting a snapshot consolidates the changes between snapshots and previous disk states and writes all the data from the delta disk that contains the information about the deleted snapshot to the parent disk.