Vmdk Recovery - Flat

vmkfstools -c <size> -a lsilogic /vmfs/volumes/datastore/VM-name/new.vmdk Example: -c 40G for a 40GB disk.

Open the new new.vmdk in a text editor. Replace the RW line with: flat vmdk recovery

RW <sectors> FLAT "VM-name-flat.vmdk" 0 Then rename new.vmdk to original-VM-name.vmdk . Use vmkfstools to convert the flat file into a standalone VMDK: vmkfstools -c &lt