Hi friends,
This is my first post, please be kind.
I have deleted VMDK files from VMFS partition. It was thickly provisioned.
I seriously do not know how this happened. I think I created a new VM and mounted it as an external drive.
Then for some reason I had to delete the VM. I think when I deleted VM, it also deleted the connected VMDK.
This is such a disaster for all of my family, we have precious memories on photos and videos that I am dreading that will never be recovered. We have been putting brave face on this but it is emotionally traumatic. Foolishly, there was no backup and it is a lesson for me on ignoring backups.
Is it possible to recover the VMDK files?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.