How to Recreate a Vmware VMDK Descriptor File

If your VM will not power on and you get an error saying that the VMs .vmdk file is missing, you might need to recreate it. This will show you how

[stevenaneca]

This absolutely saved me! Thanks for such a detailed example.

[nm]

Thumbs up ... Thank you Shawn for this video, well i tried other videos didn't work for me, only yours worked well in my case.

[jaygorbani]

I cannot appreciate enough for this video that saved us. ❤

[ITProWorld]

you save my day, thanks hope you keep going

[Henochadonai]

Hello everything is fine?
Could you help me via anydesk?

[dragutak]

Billions of thanks man! Just restored the VM but, it's not the latest AD structure of the Windows server. Is there a way to integrate the most updated delta file of the assosiated flat file to get back to the most updated state of the Windows Server? Or any other suggestions by any chance?

[kijutonett]

I also have error with virtual disk Ibmx3100.vmdk . I user Esxi 7.1.
but when i user WinScp i see a file ibm3100-flat.vmdk

i try use Putty ., open all SSH connect
why i can't type code same you by all alert Permissine Denie

[luiscordoba]

Hello Shawn, i need help to create a descritptor file .vmdk, but some steps are not quite the same cause im using putty. I really want to recover this VM, can you help me?

[try_mihai]

Hi Shawn,

Can you help me please, how can I open flat.vmdk if the file says it is corrupt. I had an attack on the server and only the flat extension. vmdk seems to be fine but I don't know what I can open it with

[muhammadirfankhan]

hi shawano,

I need your help to recover my esxi vms. if you are available, reply me.