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Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

Diego_95 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:22:03 GMT

Hi, i'm Diego, i'm new here.

I have a problem, when i try to open the virtual machine i obtain this error: "
File not found: C:\Users\DiegoBoria\Documents\Macchine Virtuali\VM_W10_TI\Sintec_TI.vmdk
This file is required to power on this virtual machine. If this file was moved, specify the new location."
but i didn't move the file, and it exists in that location.
If i try to open the virtual machine by clicking on the VMDK file i obtain this error: "Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt."
I'm using VMWare 16 player.

In the attachment the logs.

Please help me.
Thanks

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

scott28tt — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:39:48 GMT

A full directory listing of C:\Users\DiegoBoria\Documents\Macchine Virtuali\VM_W10_TI would probably be helpful.

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

RDPetruska — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:40:35 GMT

Here is the extracted vmx file.

If the vmdk (virtual disk) file is not found (or all parts of it not found), then that is a different issue.

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

Diego_95 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:43:37 GMT

Hi,

not sure if this is what you need.

If it could help i tried to create a new VM and add the VMDK as existing disk and i have the error: "internal error".

Thanks for the reply.

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

Diego_95 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:59:31 GMT

Tell me if you need more information or other files.

Thank you both for the reply.

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

Diego_95 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:34:07 GMT

Hi Scott,

the file i posted was what you need?

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

scott28tt — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:37:46 GMT

The file ending s027.vmdk is missing.

Have you checked your security software to see if it has been quarantined, or your recycle bin to see if you deleted it by mistake?

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

Diego_95 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:04:31 GMT

Hi Scott,

Thank you very much for your help i didn't noticed the missing file.

It was quarantined by Windows Protection.

Now i restored it from a backup and everything worked.

Thank you again.

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

Technogeezer — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:03:39 GMT

You might want to consider excluding your VMs from host AV scans to prevent this kind of false positive in the future. Run an AV solution in the guest instead (if your VM is Windows).

Re: Error while opening the virtual machine: VMX file is corrupt.

continuum — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:12:45 GMT

Hi Scott - well done.
You are making progress

Ulli