(virtual machine configuration file)
To avoid losing your VMware VMs in the future, make sure to: recover deleted vmware virtual machine
If you use vSAN, check the "Protected Virtual Machines" list to see if a local snapshot can be restored directly. 4. Method 3: Recreate the Descriptor File (Partial Loss) (virtual machine configuration file) To avoid losing your
If your SAN or NAS (like Pure Storage or NetApp ) was taking snapshots, you can clone the snapshot into a new volume, mount it as a temporary datastore, and register the VM from there. If you only removed the VM from the
If you only removed the VM from the list but didn't delete the files, the VM is still on your storage. Log into your or ESXi Host . Navigate to Storage > Datastores . Select the datastore and click Browse Datastore . Find the folder named after your VM.
If you "Deleted from Disk," your ESXi host sees that space as "empty" and will overwrite it with new data immediately.