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# VZVirtualMachine.State

The execution states of the VM.

```
enum State
```

## Topics

### States

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.stopped`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/stopped)

The VM isn’t running.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.running`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/running)

The VM is running.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.paused`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/paused)

The framework has paused a started VM.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.error`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/error)

The VM encountered an unrecoverable error.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.starting`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/starting)

The VM is configuring the hardware preparing to run.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.pausing`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/pausing)

The VM is pausing.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.stopping`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/stopping)

The VM is stopping.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.resuming`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/resuming)

The VM is resuming from a paused state.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.restoring`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/restoring)

The VM is restoring from a saved state.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.saving`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/saving)

The VM is saving its state.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.stopped`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/stopped)

The VM isn’t running.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.running`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/running)

The VM is running.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.paused`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/paused)

The framework has paused a started VM.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.error`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/error)

The VM encountered an unrecoverable error.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.starting`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/starting)

The VM is configuring the hardware preparing to run.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.pausing`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/pausing)

The VM is pausing.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.stopping`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/stopping)

The VM is stopping.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.resuming`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/resuming)

The VM is resuming from a paused state.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.restoring`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/restoring)

The VM is restoring from a saved state.

[`VZVirtualMachine.State.saving`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/saving)

The VM is saving its state.


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