VMWare image increased by over 6GB?!

Settings > Hard Disks

If the behaviour is the same as a standard XP install, it could be the virtual memory swap file or hibernation file.

On my GF's XP, since upgrading her to 2GB of RAM, XP insists on having a 2GB hibernation file. If you turn hibernation off, then it doesn't create the file.

In a windows folder, click on the "Tools" menu, select ""Folder options" and then click on the "View" tab.

Select "Show hidden files and folders" and deselect "Hide protected system files". Click OK when prompted and then close the "Folder Options" window. Then look in the root directory for pagefile.sys (the virtual memory file) and hiberfil.sys (the hibernation file).

You can't delete them normally, but there are ways to do so. You can change the setting back to hide protected system files (which I'd recommend).

Is that where it's gone?
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OK, I don't use Fusion, but maybe this old blog post might help:

http://www.stereoplex.com/2008/jun/3/vmware-fusion-snapshots-and-disk-space/
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If you are taking "snapshots" of the VM file, this will quickly increase your overall VM file size. I did this every so often and eventually had 10 old "snapshots". If this is what is happening, just go in and delete all the old snapshots and just keep one as backup. Each "snapshot" takes about 2-3 Gb.