https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unable-to-startup-VM-after-disk-removal/m-p/2869581#M171445 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>I'm using VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.7.<BR /><BR />I have deleted some disks in the OS of one of my VMs earlier today. I also deleted them from the configuration of the VM in VMware Workstation.<BR />After that I physically deleted them from the Windows explorer folder where the VM is located.<BR /><BR />Now I am not able to startup my VM anymore... does anyone has a clue how to solve this? It's an important VM and I don't have a backup of it unfortunately...</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="mathydv_0-1633016071803.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/91303i22FD50C60254AC3B/image-size/medium/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="mathydv_0-1633016071803.png" alt="mathydv_0-1633016071803.png" /></span></P><P><BR />Attached you can find the vmware.log file.</P><P>Thank you!</P> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:34:45 GMT mathydv 2021-09-30T15:34:45Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unable-to-startup-VM-after-disk-removal/m-p/2869581#M171445 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>I'm using VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.7.<BR /><BR />I have deleted some disks in the OS of one of my VMs earlier today. I also deleted them from the configuration of the VM in VMware Workstation.<BR />After that I physically deleted them from the Windows explorer folder where the VM is located.<BR /><BR />Now I am not able to startup my VM anymore... does anyone has a clue how to solve this? It's an important VM and I don't have a backup of it unfortunately...</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="mathydv_0-1633016071803.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/91303i22FD50C60254AC3B/image-size/medium/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="mathydv_0-1633016071803.png" alt="mathydv_0-1633016071803.png" /></span></P><P><BR />Attached you can find the vmware.log file.</P><P>Thank you!</P> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:34:45 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unable-to-startup-VM-after-disk-removal/m-p/2869581#M171445 mathydv 2021-09-30T15:34:45Z