Vmware Recover Flat Vmdk ^new^ Instant

vmkfstools -i /path/to/vm-flat.vmdk /new/path/recovered.vmdk -d thin Mount the flat VMDK as a loop device on a Linux VM or recovery appliance:

A: Recover from backup or storage snapshots. Zero-byte flat VMDK is unrecoverable. vmware recover flat vmdk

vmkfstools -x repair /path/to/vm.vmdk If the flat VMDK is valid but not recognized, clone it to a new VMDK: vmkfstools -i /path/to/vm-flat