How do I backup my full virtual machine?

Full backup full virtual machine can be pretty hefty—like, they can take up a LOT of space on your drives. If you don’t have ample disk space, you might suddenly find yourself in a situation where your backup process fails, or worse, your host machine runs out of space and starts acting all wonky. Always check your available storage before hitting that backup button. Backup full virtual machine a running VM can sometimes lead to inconsistencies in the data if the VM is processing something at the time of the backup. I’ve experienced this firsthand; I backed up a VM that had an active database, and when I restored it, the data was glitchy because it wasn’t in a clean state. If possible, shut down the VM or at least pause heavy processes before backing up to avoid this kind of trouble.