Undelete Vmdk ((link)): Vmware

| Symptom | Likely Cause | Next Step | |---------|--------------|------------| | VMDK found but VM won’t power on | Corrupt descriptor or missing -flat.vmdk | Recreate descriptor with vmkfstools -J | | Recovered VMDK shows as 0 bytes | Wrong file recovered or overwritten | Scan again with deeper sector analysis | | VM sees old data only | Deleted VMDK was a snapshot delta | Consolidate snapshots first, then recover base disk |

VMware vSphere has a feature similar to a recycle bin for VMs: vmware undelete vmdk