| Scenario | Recommended Tool | |----------|------------------| | Just need to copy VMDKs off a healthy VMFS | StarWind VMFS Reader (free) | | Deleted VM folder / VMDK | DiskInternals or UFS Explorer | | Corrupt VMFS partition table | R-Studio | | Failed RAID + VMFS | R-Studio or UFS Explorer RAID | | Professional / lab recovery | Klennet VMFS or UFS Explorer |
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| Scenario | Recommended Tool | |----------|------------------| | Just need to copy VMDKs off a healthy VMFS | StarWind VMFS Reader (free) | | Deleted VM folder / VMDK | DiskInternals or UFS Explorer | | Corrupt VMFS partition table | R-Studio | | Failed RAID + VMFS | R-Studio or UFS Explorer RAID | | Professional / lab recovery | Klennet VMFS or UFS Explorer |
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