Macos Ventura Vmdk Top Review

macOS Ventura VMDK: A Comprehensive Guide to Virtualization on Mac

Fix: Create a secondary VMDK (data disk) and move your Home folder and Applications to it. Keep the main OS VMDK under 256GB.

For disk I/O top-like view:

Processor: Intel Core i5/i7 or AMD Ryzen (4 Cores or more recommended).
RAM: Minimum 8GB (16GB recommended for smooth performance).
Storage: At least 60GB of free disk space (SSD recommended).
Software: VMware Workstation 16/17 or VMware Player 16/17 (Windows/Linux) or VMware Fusion (macOS).