VMDK has internal errors and cannot be fixed (multiple GTEs and GT Error (DD))

[Troiden]

USB SSD with Win7 virtual machine was disconnected while VM was running.
After reconnecting - VM doesn't start with message "VMDK has one or more internal errors that cannot be fixed".
StarWind V2V Converter can't copy it.
Latest vmware-vdiskmanager can't repair it.
Old 1023856-vdiskmanager-windows-7.0.1 logs out "The virtual disk, 'Windows 7 x64.vmdk', was corrupted and has been successfully repaired", but still can't run VM.

Vmware log has a lot of errors "Grain is pointed to by multiple GTEs" and "GT Error (DD)"

Is there any fix for this situation?

Attaching vmware log and extracted metadata.

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

I had to make some assumptions to fix the metadata,  but I can't tell you how much damage is in the user data.

I strongly recommend that - unless already done - you backup the VM's files/folder prior to injecting the fixed metadata!

To inject the fixed metadata into the .vmdk file, please extract dsfi.exe from https://sanbarrow.com/files/dsfok.zip. With "dsfi.exe" and the extracted .bin file from the attached .zip archive in the VM's folder, run the following command.

dsfi.exe "Windows 7 x64.vmdk" 0 12648448 "Metadata-Windows 7 x64-88811044864 - Fixed.bin"

Usage: dsfi.exe <destination> <offset> <size> <source>

Make sure that you create a VM snapshot prior to powering the VM on, so that the current files won't get modified.

André

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

I had to make some assumptions to fix the metadata,  but I can't tell you how much damage is in the user data.

I strongly recommend that - unless already done - you backup the VM's files/folder prior to injecting the fixed metadata!

To inject the fixed metadata into the .vmdk file, please extract dsfi.exe from https://sanbarrow.com/files/dsfok.zip. With "dsfi.exe" and the extracted .bin file from the attached .zip archive in the VM's folder, run the following command.

dsfi.exe "Windows 7 x64.vmdk" 0 12648448 "Metadata-Windows 7 x64-88811044864 - Fixed.bin"

Usage: dsfi.exe <destination> <offset> <size> <source>

Make sure that you create a VM snapshot prior to powering the VM on, so that the current files won't get modified.

André

[Troiden]

Thanks, VM is booting now.

Will try to figure damage and transfer critical data.