vmkfstools -x repair /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM/VM.vmdk Recover a deleted VMDK by scanning free blocks (VMFS5/6 only).
vmkfstools -V /vmfs/volumes/datastore1 # Scans for recoverable VMDK signatures This outputs a list of candidate VMDKs with their start sector and size. recover vmdk from datastore
Clone a partially readable VMDK (skip bad blocks). vmkfstools -x repair /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM/VM
Administrator deleted a production VM folder via datastore browser. recover vmdk from datastore
