"No," I said, pulling up the dashboard showing the green "Healthy" status. "It's back."
If the -flat.vmdk is missing from the directory, you must use specialized recovery tools or backups. recover deleted flat vmdk file
I unmounted the VMFS datastore. It was a drastic move—it took down other non-critical VMs on that volume—but it was the only way to ensure the deleted file's data blocks stayed pristine. "No," I said, pulling up the dashboard showing
If the -flat.vmdk still exists in the datastore but the VM won't start, you only need to recreate the descriptor file. " I said
Finally, a hit. Found deleted object ID: 1048577 Size: 2.19 TB Status: Inode marked as deleted. Data blocks: Intact (0% overwrite).