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Raudi
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Lost vmdk file, still have the flat file, how create new vmdk?

Hello,

is there a way to create a new .vmdk file for a existing flat file?

Best regards

Stefan

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oreeh
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If you know the size you can create a new VMDK of (exactly!) the same size and modify the descriptor.

If unsure post the size of the flat file in bytes.

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oreeh
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If you know the size you can create a new VMDK of (exactly!) the same size and modify the descriptor.

If unsure post the size of the flat file in bytes.

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Raudi
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Yes it woked, the last time i thougt about it i had no space for a new file, now i added a new datastore where i created this file...

Thank you

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