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joeblo1
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Deleted vmx and vmdk files

So I did a very dumb thing...  I had a VM that was renamed to a different name, and when I saw this old host in the datastore, I tried to delete it.  Since the VM is running, the flat files did not get deleted thankfully, and the VM is currently still up and running, but the vmx and vmdk files are gone.  If this VM shuts down, it will not turn back on again.

My question is, what can I do with the VM will it's still up and running?  It is a domain controller, so I am worried about simply doing a backup and restore, which I think could cause something to break on the OS level.  I have seen some suggestions about creating a new VM with the same characteristics and then using the resulting vmx and vmdk files, which I am willing to try.  I can also go to Advanced settings and see a lot of the parameters in the settings.  I am just nervous about turning this host off and never getting it back!!

I'll appreciate anyone's brilliant insights.  Thank you!

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