You might have success using a different program to copy the V.M. folder. If not you could always make a split archive of the V.M. folder, copy the archive over in chunks, and then extract it.

Alternative Ways To Copy Data:

Using Xcopy To Copy Directories:

xcopy "C:\vmfolder" "D:\vmfolder" /E /V /I /F /H /-Y /J

Substitute C:\vmfolder for the location of the V.M. folder, and D:\vmfolder for the place you want to copy it.

/E Copies directory, subdirectories, and all the files in them.

/V Will verify the file sizes afterwards.

/I Allows specifying destination directory.

/F Shows what's being copied while copying.

/H Copies hidden files, and system files too.

/-Y Prompts you if you're going to overwrite an existing file.

/J No input/output buffer is used. Ideal when dealing with large files.

Here's an example:

xcopy "E:\Virtual Machines\VMware Player\Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64" "F:\Temp\Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64" /E /V /I /F /H /-Y /J

Using Robocopy To Copy Directories:

robocopy "C:\vmfolder" "D:\vmfolder" /E /J /SL /MT[:1] /V /FP /ETA /TEE

Substitute C:\vmfolder for the location of the V.M. folder, and D:\vmfolder for the place you want to copy it. You can leave /MT[:1] as is or if your computer can handle more threads you can increase it.

/E Copies subdirectories.

/J No buffer is used for inputs/outputs, which is helpful for large files.

/SL If symbolic links are used, copy the link not the target.

/MT[:n] Multi-threaded copying; min threads is 1, and max is 128. Use a number your system can handle.

/V Verbose outputs.

/FP Adds fullpath to outputs.

/ETA Estimates time to completion.

/TEE Output to console in addition to log file.

Here's an example:

robocopy "E:\Virtual Machines\VMware Player\Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64" "F:\Temp\Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64" /E /J /SL /MT[:1] /V /FP /ETA /TEE

Creating An Archive, Copying It, And Extracting It

Using 7-zip Command Line Version To Create A Split Archive:

C:

Substitute C: for the drive you wish to save the archive to.

cd "C:\savelocation"

Substitute C:\savelocation for the spot on the drive you wish to save the archive to. All because 7zip doesn't support specifying an output path when creating archives (though it does for extracting with e).

7za a -tzip -r -mx0 -mmt -v5g "vmfolder.zip" "C:\vmfolder"

Substite vmfolder.zip for the archive name, and C:\vmfolder for the V.M. folder path.

a Adds files to an archive.

-r Recursively adds sub-directories.

-mx0 Sets compression to none.

-mmt Enables multi-threading.

-v Splits archive into chunks, g is for gigabytes, m is for megabytes, k is for kilobytes, and b is for bytes.

t Choose archive type, zip is for zip archives.

For example:

E:

cd "E:\Virtual Machines\VMware Player"

7za a -tzip -r -mx0 -mmt -v300m "Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64.zip" "E:\Virtual Machines\VMware Player\Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64"

Using Xcopy To Copy Files:

xcopy "C:\savelocation*.zip*" "D:\savelocation" /V /I /F /H /-Y /J

Substitute C:\savelocation for the location of the archives, and D:\savelocation for the place you want to copy them.

/V Will verify the file sizes afterwards.

/I Allows specifying destination directory.

/F Shows what's being copied while copying.

/H Copies hidden files, and system files too.

/-Y Prompts you if you're going to overwrite an existing file.

/J No input/output buffer is used. Ideal when dealing with large files.

For example:

xcopy "E:\Virtual Machines\VMware Player*.zip*" "F:\test" /V /I /F /H /-Y /J

Using 7-zip Command Line Version To Extract A Split Archive:

D:

Subsitute D: for the drive you wish to extract the archive to.

cd "D:\extractionlocation"

Subsitute C:\extractionlocation for the location on the drive you wish to extract to.

7za x -mmt "D:\savelocation\vmfolder.zip.001"

Substiute D:\savelocation\vmfolder.zip.001 for the location of the archives. When 7-zip creates split archives it a appends 001, 002, and so on to the seperate pieces.

x Extracts files, and folders normally.

-mmt Enables mult-threading.

For example:

F:

cd "F:\test"

7za x -mmt "F:\Virtual Machines\VMware Player\Ubuntu 14.04.1 - Core X86-64.zip.001"

Notes:

• Failed file transfers under high loads can be an indicator of an underpowered drive.
• 7-zip is released in 2 versions: 7-zip, and 7-zip Command Line Version. 7-zip is G.U.I. only, and 7-zip Command Line Version is C.L.I. only.