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I was using vmware workstation, but I don't have a valid key anymore. I have files and data in there that I need and would prefer not to pay $250 to get a new license. Is there a way to access my vm file system from the virtual disks or export them to a directory structure that I can access in my native OS?

I checked these other questions, but they don't seem to be what I'm looking for. The second one looks like he wants to access the file system of a vm while it's running, but I cannot run mine right now.

Convert a Windows VM to physical partition

VMWare Workstation: How to access the virtual disk from the host system?

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You didn't say what OS you were running, but there are several tools out there, some restricted and some not, to mount VMDKs. Try googling "mount vmdk".

A couple for Windows:

http://www.osforensics.com/tools/mount-disk-images.html

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Other-Programming-Files/Vmount-for-VMware.shtml#download

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