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VMware Tools Sync Utility Update Notes

🔍 Official Directory Structure Explained

According to the latest information, the structure under https://packages-prod.broadcom.com/tools/ has been updated. Key directories are as follows:

📂 Core Directory Structure

📁 tools/
├── 📁 docs/             # Documentation resources
├── 📁 esx/              # ESXi related tools
├── 📁 frozen/           # Legacy VMware Tools (historical versions)
├── 📁 releases/         # Official releases (main directory)
└── 📁 ...               # Other auxiliary directories

🚀 Location of the Latest VMware Tools

The releases/latest/ directory contains the most recent VMware Tools (currently v13.0.0):

📁 releases/latest/
├── 📁 windows/          # Windows tools
│   ├── 📁 x64/          # 64-bit installers
│   └── VMware-tools-windows-13.0.0-24696409.iso
├── 📁 linux/            # Linux tools
├── 📁 macos/            # macOS tools
├── 📁 repos/            # Repository files
└── 📁 ubuntu/           # Ubuntu-specific packages

✅ Example Windows Files

File Type Path Size
ISO Image releases/latest/windows/VMware-tools-windows-13.0.0-24696409.iso 112MB
Installer releases/latest/windows/x64/VMware-tools-13.0.0-24696409-x64.exe 111MB

⏳ Historical Versions Directory

The releases/ directory contains all historical versions from v10.x to v13.0.0:

📁 releases/
├── 📁 v10.0.0/
├── 📁 v10.1.0/
├── ...
├── 📁 v12.0.0/
├── 📁 v12.5.0/
└── 📁 v13.0.0/

❄️ Legacy Tools Directory (frozen)

Contains files for older platforms:

📁 frozen/
├── 📁 darwin/     # Old macOS tools
├── 📁 linux/      # Old Linux tools
├── 📁 solaris/    # Solaris tools
└── 📁 windows/    # Old Windows tools
    └── winPreVista.iso  # For Windows versions before Vista

🆕 Latest Version Info

  • Version: 13.0.0
  • Build Number: 24696409
  • Release Date: June 18, 2025
  • Supported Platforms:
    • Windows (x86/x64)
    • Linux (various distributions)
    • macOS
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD

💡 Usage Suggestions

1. Get the Latest Version

# Sync the full directory (including all historical versions)
python sync_broadcom_tools.py

# Check the latest version locally
ls "VMware Tools/tools/releases/latest"

2. Download the Latest Version Directly (without script)

3. Special Requirements

🔄 Script Update Notes

The current script supports syncing the latest directory structure, no modification needed to fetch:

  1. Latest release releases/latest/
  2. Historical versions releases/vXX.X.X/
  3. Legacy tools frozen/
# Local directory structure after sync
📁 VMware Tools/
└── 📁 tools/
    ├── 📁 docs/
    ├── 📁 esx/
    ├── 📁 frozen/
    └── 📁 releases/
        ├── 📁 latest/
        ├── 📁 v10.0.0/
        ├── ...
        └── 📁 v13.0.0/

Note: A full sync requires about 50GB of space. If you only need the latest version, you can manually download content from releases/latest/.

Disclaimer: This tool is intended solely for technical exchange. Please comply with Broadcom’s official terms of use.

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