: Check tools like Veeam or Commvault for "Instant VM Recovery" or "File-Level Restore".
: If your datastore lives on a SAN (NetApp, Dell EMC, etc.), check for LUN-level snapshots . You can often roll back the entire LUN or mount a clone to copy the VMDK back. esxi 6 5 recover deleted vmdk
Here is the useful content you need, organized by the probability of success and the method used. : Check tools like Veeam or Commvault for
Use the vmkfstools command to create a temporary dummy disk of the exact same size: vmkfstools -c [size_in_bytes] -d thin temp.vmdk Here is the useful content you need, organized
: Open vmname.vmdk with vi and ensure the line RW [number] VMFS "vmname-flat.vmdk" points to your original flat file. Verify : Run vmkfstools -e vmname.vmdk to check the chain. Method 2: Recover Completely Deleted Files
