Restore Vm From Delta Vmdk ((exclusive))

and likely never will be, due to fundamental COW design. Manual workarounds exist but are risky. Always keep full base VMDK + snapshot chain intact.

But this without the parent.

| If you have | Action | |-------------|--------| | Delta + base (but broken chain) | vmware-vdiskmanager -r child.vmdk -t 0 fixed.vmdk | | Delta only, base lost | Use backup (Veeam, ghettoVCB, etc.) or file‑level recovery from mounted delta | | Delta + partial base (corrupt) | Try qemu-img rebase + qemu-img convert | | Critical VM | Engage data recovery services (e.g., Ontrack) | restore vm from delta vmdk