VM Player: is it possible to create snapshots? [closed]

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I am currently using VMPlayer to host Windows 2008/SharePoint 2010. I created a virtual environment and I would like the ability to revert to snapshots or restore points.

Is this possible?

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You can just pause the VM and make a copy the VM folder.

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No, VMWare Player won't allow that.

From their FAQ page:

How does VMware Player compare to VMware Workstation and VMware ACE?

VMware Player enables you to quickly and easily create and run virtual machines. However, VMware Player lacks many powerful features, such as Teams, multiple Snapshots and Clones, or Virtual Rights Management features for end-point security found in VMware Workstation and VMware ACE.

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You can mange snapshots with command line tool vmrun which comes with VmWare workstation. You do not need to run workstation and buy it. You can just install it and use vmRun for snapshots and VmWare Player for running VM