<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <VirtualMachineSection> <Version>1</Version> <DiskSectorthis> <AdapterType>lsilogic</AdapterType> <BusType>scsi</BusType> <DiskType>2</DiskType> <Url>file:///path/to/flat/file</Url> </DiskSection> </VirtualMachineSection>

Create a text file named same as flat file but without -flat :

To recover a VMDK file from a flat file, you'll need to use a combination of command-line tools and some manual editing. Here's a step-by-step guide: