Vmware Undelete Vmdk !full!

The moment you realize a VMDK is missing, on that specific datastore if possible.

If backups exist (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, or native vSphere Data Protection): vmware undelete vmdk

When a file is deleted from a VMFS datastore, the space is marked as "free," but the data remains until it is overwritten by new write operations. The moment you realize a VMDK is missing,

If you've accidentally deleted a VMDK file in VMware, don't worry, you can recover it using the following methods: the space is marked as "free

This write-up outlines practical techniques to VMDK files, depending on where the deletion occurred (datastore level, VM inventory, or snapshot chain).