VMware Snapshot Consolidation error: Unable to access the file since it is locked.

After deleting snapshots on a VM either by deleting an individual snapshot or selecting "Delete All" snapshots, you may see the following warning for the VM, stating that disk consolidation is needed. "Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed"  This can occur when a snapshot has been deleted from the web console but the underlying disk files … Continue reading VMware Snapshot Consolidation error: Unable to access the file since it is locked.