Vmdk Snapshot Recovery [new] Jun 2026

vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/your-vm/your-vm-000002-delta.vmdk" -d thin "/vmfs/volumes/datastore2/recovered.vmdk"

VMDK snapshot recovery is crucial in scenarios where data loss occurs due to snapshot corruption or loss. Recovering data from a corrupted or lost VMDK snapshot can help: vmdk snapshot recovery

Snapshots grow as data is written. If the datastore runs out of space, snapshots can become corrupted or automatically removed . vmdk snapshot recovery