[exclusive]: Undelete Files From Vmware Datastore

VMware provides a built-in feature to recover deleted files from a datastore using snapshots. This method works if you have:

Turn off active virtual machines residing on that specific datastore to prevent temporary file swap generation or log writes from overwriting the unallocated block space. undelete files from vmware datastore

If the data is critical and software tools fail to find the files, professional services are required. VMware provides a built-in feature to recover deleted

These tools scan raw VMFS partitions for file signatures. You need to (direct LUN access, not via NFS). not via NFS).