| Action | Tool / Setting | |--------|----------------| | Enable VMFS undelete | ESXi 7.0+ supports vSphere Recycle Bin (enable per datastore) | | Regular backups | Veeam Community Edition (free for 10 VMs) | | Snapshots + retention | Limit to 2-3 snapshots, delete old ones | | Change control / permissions | Remove accidental delete rights for users | | Datastore monitoring | Set alarms for datastore space & critical file deletion |
Delete the temporary -flat file and rename the new descriptor to match your original file. recover vmdk file deleted