| Software | Best Use Case | File Systems | Cost | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Snapshot merging, descriptor repair | VMFS | Free | | DiskInternals VMFS | Deleted files, GUI ease-of-use | NTFS, VMFS | $$ | | R-Studio | Severe corruption, Raw recovery | All Major | $$ - $$$ | | UFS Explorer | RAID + VMDK, Professional use | All Major | $$$ | | 7-Zip (Honorable Mention) | Opening VMDK to extract single files | N/A | Free |