fdisk -l MyDisk-flat.vmdk
# Clone flat file to a new disk image dd if=old-flat.vmdk of=newdisk.raw bs=1M restore flat vmdk file
# Disk DescriptorFile version=1 CID=fffffffe parentCID=ffffffff createType="monolithicFlat" fdisk -l MyDisk-flat
After restoring:
This is the easiest way to extract files without running a VM. restore flat vmdk file