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schomke
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‎05-09-2023 12:09 AM

Is there any chance to recreate .vmdk file

Hi all,

 

Is there any chance to recreate .vmdk file. Accidentaly it is deleted, but all other files (.vmx rtc.) is here?

 

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RDPetruska
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‎05-09-2023 04:58 AM

What type of virtual disk was it (monolithic vs. split-disk, preallocated vs growable)?

You could attach both the vmware.log file and a directory contents listing (including filenames, dates and sizes).

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schomke
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‎05-09-2023 05:10 AM

Hello RDPetruska,

1st sory I'm not VM experienced user, and maybe not understood terminology on the right way.

VM have one .vmdk which is deleted...so I think it's monolitic...

Accidentallly during copyin via total commander vmdk is deleted...

vmware.log
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RDPetruska
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‎05-09-2023 05:19 AM

Sorry, the vmdk file header info isn't in the log.  I didn't expect it, but always worth investigating.

Unfortunately, if you've deleted the file, you've lost your virtual disk which contains all the contents of the hard drive of the virtual machine.   @a_p_ any other thoughts?

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a_p_
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‎05-09-2023 08:39 AM

I'd love to help, but I'm afraid there's nothing I can do other to recommend using a file recovery tool to see whether the missing "TIA v17.vmdk" can be recovered. Even if that's the case, there's a high chance of corruption because of possibly overwritten data blocks.

André

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