File not found: Kali-Linux-2020.1-vmware-amd64-000001.vmdk This file is required to power.....

[3t3rn4lP4r4d0x]

So out of nowhere, today when i wanted to start my vm i got: 

File not found: Kali-Linux-2020.1-vmware-amd64-000001.vmdk

This file is required to power on this virtual machine. If this file was moved, specify the new location.

So i looked inside the files and I have this:

where is that file? how can I solve this?

Thanks in advance!

[a_p_]

It's not only the mentioned file that's missing, but another - most likely - 21 .vmdk files.
Did your disk run out of space, and/or did you run some kind of cleanup application, which may have deleted the wrong files?
What you may also want to check is a lost&found folder, or an antivirus quarantine.

André

[3t3rn4lP4r4d0x]

hmmm so here is the wierd thing , it seems it randomly added -00001- to it, if i look at my Kali-Linux-2020.1-vmware-amd64.vdk i get:

but then if you notice those 20 21 are here;

this is so wierd :v

[a_p_]

The VM has an active snapshot, so the .vmdk files that are supposed to exist are:

<vmname>.vmdk as well as <vmname>-s001 ... -s021.vmdk (for the base/parent virtual disk)

<vmname>-000001.vmdk as well as <vmname>-000001-s001 ... -000001-s021.vmdk (for the snapshot)

So what's missing are data slices s001 .. s019 for the base disk, and slices s020 .. s021 for the snapshot. Furthermore, the snapshot's descriptor .vmdk file is missing too.

André

[3t3rn4lP4r4d0x]

I am using OneDrive, could that be why?....

[a_p_]

Yes! That's most likely the root cause.

André

[3t3rn4lP4r4d0x]

Yup I believe i found the issue, took me a while but i found all the missing files in my trash can in one drive wow… apparently it did that automatically now i just need to download locally back 50 Gigs… fun…

thanks a ton tho, i will keep u updated