The small text file ( .vmdk ) containing the tracking geometry and CID (Content ID) chain breaks.
VMware (files ending in -delta.vmdk ) are the data disks created when you take a virtual machine snapshot. They store only the changes made since the last snapshot, meaning they are part of a "chain" and cannot function on their own. delta vmdk recovery
85% of user data recovered; system tables corrupted due to missing parent metadata. The small text file (
: Use the CID (Content ID) check. Every VMDK has a CID in its descriptor file. If the parentCID of your delta file does not match the CID of the base disk, the chain breaks. the chain breaks.