Repair Vmdk File Corruption Esxi Jun 2026

If the flat VMDK ( -flat.vmdk ) is intact but the descriptor ( your.vmdk ) is corrupted:

vmkfstools -i corrupted.vmdk repaired.vmdk -d thin repair vmdk file corruption esxi

vmkfstools -R <vmdk_file_path>

If the disk header is corrupt, you can attempt to repair it using: If the flat VMDK ( -flat