Following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, the primary location for these downloads has transitioned to the Broadcom Support Portal.
Navigate to the official VMware Customer Connect portal: https://customerconnect.vmware.com download vmware vddk
The Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is an SDK (Software Development Kit) provided by VMware (now part of Broadcom). It allows third-party applications to interact directly with VMware virtual machine disks ( files). It is the foundation for the VMware vSphere Storage APIs - Data Protection (VADP) , which almost all modern VM backup solutions use. Broadcom Developer Portal 👥 Who Needs to Download It? Backup Administrators: Following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware
Use the search bar to look for "Virtual Disk Development Kit." download vmware vddk