Recover Vmdk From Datastore Jun 2026

If the files are completely gone from the datastore browser, on that datastore immediately to prevent the data blocks from being overwritten.

If you deleted a VMDK via the GUI but the VM is still registered, the descriptor file (the small text file) might be gone, but the flat file (the actual data) might still exist. Or, if you just need to undelete a file, vmkfstools is your best friend. recover vmdk from datastore

It’s the heart-stopping moment every vAdmin dreads: You browse your datastore to attach a disk, or you refresh your inventory, and a critical .vmdk file is missing. Or perhaps you accidentally deleted a virtual disk via the vSphere Client. If the files are completely gone from the