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title: How to merge checkpoints that have multiple differencing disks
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description: Describes different methods of merging checkpoints and their associated differencing disks into the related virtual machine.
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ms.date: 01/15/2025
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# How to merge checkpoints that have multiple differencing disks
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_Applies to:_   Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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## Introduction
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## Summary
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This article describes methods that you can use to merge checkpoints into a virtual machine (VM) if Hyper-V has generated many differencing disks. The method that you use depends on the details of the situation.
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When you work with Hyper-V checkpoints, you might need to merge the associated differencing disks back into the virtual machine (VM). In most cases, you can delete checkpoints by using Hyper-V Manager, which automatically merges the differencing disks. However, in some situations—such as when third-party backup software creates checkpoints but doesn't clean them up—you might encounter checkpoints that don't appear in Hyper-V Manager or that can't be deleted through the standard interface.
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This article describes how to:
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- Delete checkpoints and merge differencing disks by using Hyper-V Manager.
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- Merge differencing disks when checkpoints aren't visible in Hyper-V Manager.
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- Use PowerShell scripts to merge differencing disks without shutting down the VM.
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Choose the method that best fits your scenario based on whether the checkpoints are visible in Hyper-V Manager and whether you can shut down the VM.
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## Merging checkpoints that you can view in Hyper-V Manager
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This script defines a `Get-VHDChain` function that identifies the VHD chain (the set of differencing disks for the VM).

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