Recover Vmdk From Datastore |verified| File

VMDK shows as zero bytes but flat data exists.

Clone a partially readable VMDK (skip bad blocks). recover vmdk from datastore

vmkfstools -V /vmfs/volumes/datastore1 # Scans for recoverable VMDK signatures This outputs a list of candidate VMDKs with their start sector and size. VMDK shows as zero bytes but flat data exists