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Recovering a deleted VMDK is time-sensitive. Native vmfsundelete works in many cases but is not guaranteed. For critical VMs, always rely on backups or snapshots first. If native recovery fails, engage storage-level snapshots or professional recovery tools before any writes occur on the datastore.

If your environment utilizes VMware vSAN, deleted files are moved to a temporary deletion repository rather than disappearing instantly. recover vmdk deleted

To prevent VMDK file deletion, follow these best practices: Recovering a deleted VMDK is time-sensitive