Open the new new.vmdk in a text editor. Replace the RW line with:

Before attempting complex manual recovery, always check the backup infrastructure (Veeam, Commvault, etc.). Restoring a VM from a backup is the safest and most reliable method to ensure data integrity. Manual recovery should be a last resort when backups do not exist or are too old.

: If your original disk was thick-provisioned, remove the line ddb.thinProvisioned = "1" from the descriptor. Alternative: Direct Data Extraction