#Thick Provisioning

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Diagram-style cover comparing a thin-provisioned VMDK that grows on demand against thick-provisioned disks that reserve full capacity up front

Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox)

Thin Provisioning vs Thick Provisioning in VMware

Thin, thick lazy zeroed, or thick eager zeroed? Compare the three VMware disk formats, how each affects performance and capacity, and when to pick which.

Sysadmin Desk Oct 4, 2026 7 min read