libvmdk (libYAL VMDK library)

Library and tools to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) image format.

Read supported extent file formats:

    -RAW (flat)
    -COWD version 1 (sparse)
    -VMDK version 1, 2 and 3 (sparse) 

Supported VMDK format features:

    -delta links
    -grain compression (as of version 20131209)
    -data markers (as of version 20140416) 

VMDK format features not supported at the moment:

    -images that use a physical device
    -changed block tracking (CBT) (supported by VMDK version 3 (sparse))  
      change tracking file