Recovering Accidentally Deleted VM Folder in DataStore

[vajpaca]

I accidentally deleted a folder while browsing datastore thru VSphere Client containing the VM on ESXi 5.5. Can I recover it, I am new to this, can someone please help me.

[Anjani_Kumar]

Try this hope it can fix your issue. Else you have to search for some vmfs recovery software over the internet or contact any data recovery vendor to recover your machine.

1. Log in to the Web Console.
2. Click My Data. On the My Data page, physical computers you have access to are listed under My Computers and virtual machines are listed under My Virtual Machines.Any virtual machine that is archived is marked with the archive icon ().You can recover a complete virtual machine or files.
   • To recover files:
     1. Click Restore under the Actions column for the VM; or click the VM in the Computers column and click Select Files on the page for the VM.
     2. On the Restore Files page, click an entry in the Name column to expand the volume and folder structure.
     3. Select one or more files or folders.
     4. Click Restore.
     5. On the Restore Options page. you can use the following options:
        • Destination Computer: Leave the default value to restore files to the source VM, or choose a different destination from the pull-down menu.
        • Destination Path: Enter a path or browse to select a folder where files can be restored. When browsing on the Select Restore Destination Path dialog, you can expand the tree on the left or click an entry on the right to display subfolders and files, then select an entry to be restored on the right and click Select.
        • Overwrite files and folders if they exist: Select to replace an existing file or folder.
     6. Click Restore Now to restore the selected files.

[a_p_]

There's no undelete available for VMFS volumes. Your options are to either restore the VM from a backup, or find someone who can help with data recovery (e.g. continuum)

André

Anjani_Kumar: I guess you are thinking of the wrong product.

[Anjani_Kumar]

Thanks a.p. for correcting me. My bad... :smileywink: