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• Help - all files flat.vmdk showing-1 KB

  Hi all

  I am fearing the worst, but thought I'd ask the question in any way.  We had a power outage last night and the UPS has not stopped the our virtual machines (it's a long story).

  When the power came back, I tried to restart the virtual machines, but I get the same error for each a saying

  Has no power on VM
  Could not power on VM: invalid metadata.
  Failed to initialize file ' / vmfs/volumes/xxxxxxxx ': invalid metadata

  When I look at flat.vmdk files, it is said that they are 1 KB size and modified on December 31, 1969.

  Has anyone ever seen this before and most importantly, can I recover my machines without resorting to a backup?

  TIA

  Welcome to the community,

  I've never seen anything like this. I strongly recommend that you immediately open a call with VMware, if there are important data on these virtual machines which cannot be restored from the backup...

  André

• Help recovering files

  I recently had a problem with my computer and I had to reinstall vista. My question is: am I able to some how get the files from before I reinstalled vista. The only files I've really wanted is all my music. It was about 14 GB of music. Is any way to get that back?

  If you have an installation clean back to factory settings, you normally wiped your hard drive clean during the process.

  You can try this program:

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/Recuva.html

  Recuva is a file undeletion tool that allows you to analyze your hard drives or media cards for files that have been deleted or formatted. It presents you a list of files that have been found, as well as an assessment of their potential for recovery, a preview option, and a hex viewer to inspect the content. You can limit your search to files of a certain type (e.g. images, audio etc.) and choose between a quick and a thorough analysis approach. The program also includes a secure deletion option that allows you to permanently delete files that were found while parsing, to avoid any future recoveries.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Find a windows.old folder, because we don't know exactly how you have installed.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/933209

  How to recover files from an earlier version of Windows in Windows Vista

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  If none of the above solves your problem, try data recovery companies.

  Be warned: they are $$$

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• deleted all vm outside the flat vmdk files - recovery?

  In a moment of madness I accidentally tried to remove a virtual machine from a data store. All updated files other than the flat vmdk file then deleted... It is not a critical system, but I still prefer to retrieve by using the existing if possible vmdk file. Since it is a flat file without descriptor I can not simply use it as basis for a new virtual machine, then how would you go to get it? In my view, a provisioning was not used, so should I just copy on a linux machine, it mount it and copy the relevant files or I can pick it up in esx - i?

  Edit: I should probably add that I know the exact size of the disc, but when I try to create new disks I can't manage to get split into flat vmdk / basic (with an idea of just using the new disks for the old descriptor)

  Take a look at sanbarrow.com for some details on this kind of issue, but basically, you can follow this process

  (1) create a new virtual machine with the same disc than the old size.

  (2) copy the file descriptor on file with just the file flat.vmdk left.

  (3) change the descriptor file (hard) and update to point to the old file flat.vmdk.

  (4) allowing the VM.

  (5) change the new virtual machine and delete the virtual HD.

  (6) copy the old file to the new folder VM with vmkfstools.

  (7) to change the new virtual machine and add a file of existing (using the new copy) drive.

  (8) to turn on the virtual machine.

  But before that, you can you

  1) check for us if the virtual machine still works

  (2) post a list of the folder where the virtual computer files were (with the-l option to show the size of the file).

  (3) can you tell me what VMware product and version are you using?  I guess ESXi 3.5 but it would be preferable to confirm.

  Dave

  VMware communities user moderator

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• Corrupt VM - vmdk merged and flat.vmdk, operating system not found

  I got a suspended virtual machine. I tried to reset it, he failed in this weird State and after 10 minutes it allowed me to turn on. The metadata files were missing when I scoured the data store. I saw a file flat.vmdk.

  So, I created the vmdk file by using the http://www.phdvirtual.com/wrapgenstub creator. Once I copied the hard file I created in the flat.vmdk folder, I could see the file merged into the store data as a virtual disk, earlier, it was just a file. My next step was I created a virtual machine with a similar name and serves the existing vmdk file disk that I merged just for her.

  I checked the size to match the original size of the disk. I get "not found operating system". I could make the progress of this community messages so far, so thank you VMware for this set up and if someone can help me here, that would be great.

  -DA

  Hello

  I could very well be that something was wrong. If you have the original file.  Try the guide described here

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-4040

  Lars Liljeroth

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• Help recover some of my files

  Original title; Hello any help would be greatly appreciated.

  I have Windows XP and downloaded something that messed up the computer's performance, so I deleted the program but it still ran the same way. Don't know how I did it but it removed some photos for and now try to retrieve them, but tried system restore it would only go back a few days not even close when I need how do I back up above do not think that it has never been backed up before. Please give me good news I need these images. Thank you

  If the above program does not recover your files, you can also use TestDisk. He recovered the files several times for me after the failure of other programs. He has recently recovered files on a SD card which had been erased using Gutmans 35 pass overwrite. Hard to believe but he did.

• Flat VMDK files after trying to delete files from data store

  I tried to delete a VMDK file in a data store, because I thought that it was not in use, and I need space. I couldn't get the VM you are looking for the name of the VMDK file, so I thought that the VM has disappeared. Turns out that someone had renamed the virtual machine, when it was actually being used, so I could not remove the VMDK file.

  I searched for the files with Powershell in a data store, and that's how I found this mysterious file in the first place.

  After giving me the error that it couldn't be deleted, the file does not appear in the search more and the name of the file has been replaced by *-dish. VMDK, I think, and the column by specifying the Type just said file, instead of virtual disk. In addition, files not included in the research more.

  Today, a day after, everything is back to normal. Everyone knows this behavior before and could tell me what happened?

  Each virtual disk is actually 2 files: VMname.vmdk and VMname - flat hard

  Unfortunately, the data store browser displays only the VMname... VMDK, but it gives the properties of VMname - flat hard. Use PuTTY, connect to the ESXi host via ssh, navigate to the folder of the virtual machine and use: the - lahtr to list the contents of an authoritarian way. You can also run: - ch to check actual use.

• Where is the *-flat.vmdk file?

  We have a pretty basic setup with run vm bit at the moment.  ESX 3.5 update 4 clinging to an iSCSI san.  I have install on ten VM and used almost all the flaws on them except for the size of the disk and memory.  I'm a bit puzzled as to why I can't see the file SERVERNAME - flat hard in the directory of the virtual machine on the SAN.  While browsing the vm files, I can see all other files associated with each virtual machine, just none of the flat - files.  Can someone explain to me why this is?  Should I see them there?  They are there and I can't see them?

  Thanks for any info...

  Connect to the server (command line like) with ssh

  -Flat.vmdk file will be in the main directory for this virtual machine, / vmfs/volumes/SOMEVOLNAME/somVMname

  for example

  Connect as: harryc

  harryc@vmhost09's password:

  Last login: Thursday, June 18 at 12:59:39 10.2.17.60 2009

  -bash - 2.05 b$ -.

  Password:

  CD/vmfs/volumes of #.

  # ls

  45c89e69-ddadecba-726c-00145e7a8c70 vmimages-SVC

  45c89f0a-474feae2-78fc-00145e7a8c70-vmlun103-SVC

  45f97d79-12a145cf-CDCB-00145e7a8c70-vmlun104-SVC

  45f99a14-dde7d851-39da-00145e7a8c70-vmlun105-SVC

  4601 has 129-7f6bed16-68cb-00145e7a8c70-vmlun106-SVC

  461fa42f-9271e5d8-3e36-00145e7a0430-vmlun107-SVCX

  4638b6ad-cc0687dd-c36c-00145e7a0430-vmlun108-SVC

  47b9fe78-79724ba2-96bd-00145e7a0430 vmlun109

  47baf0b7-2020ba08-df92-00145e7a0430 vmlun110

  47e17f29-a161945c-2bdb-00145e7a0430 vmlun111

  491031dd-18a60f60-1465-001e686564c2 VMLUN_200

  4995e39d - 2942762a - 83-001e686564c2 vmlunCLM-SVCX 0d

  # cd vmlun109

  # ls

  chgsandbox02 chgsms01 loadmon01 MODEL-Exc-Rcvr

  # cd chgsms01

  # ls-l

  Total 262147904

  -rw - rr 1 root root 37 20 March 2008 chgsms01 - 04191d0a.hlog

  -rw - 1 root root 4294967296 16 June at 15:25 chgsms01 - 04191d0a.vswp

  -rw - 1 root root 10737418240 16 June at 15:24 chgsms01_1 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 342 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_1.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 16 June at 15:24 chgsms01_2 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 344 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_2.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 17179869184 16 June at 15:01 chgsms01_3 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 342 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_3.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 16 June at 15:25 chgsms01_4 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 344 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_4.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 17 June to 03:33 chgsms01 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8664 16 June at 15:26 chgsms01.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 340 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 0 chgsms01.vmsd on February 19, 2008

  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2263 18 June at 10:03 chgsms01.vmx

  -rw - 1 root root 252 18 June at 10:03 chgsms01.vmxf

  -rw - rr 1 root root 192451 November 4, 2008 vmware - 13.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 8174 20 March 2008 vmware - 14.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 8174 20 March 2008 vmware - 15.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 94849 28 Jan 09:52 vmware - 16.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 100915 20 May 09:00 vmware - 17.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 45528 16 June at 15:25 vmware - 18.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 35220 18 June at 10:03 vmware.log

  #

• How to recover files deleted from permanentaly in win XP?

  How to recover files deleted from permanentaly in win XP?

  In addition to monocrisis, you will want to take note of the date to which it has been deleted from the Recycle Bin.

  This will be useful when you are looking for the deleted file, as any recovery software will show you all that can be recovered. You will probably have a long list of files returned and knowing that date will help search what is returned by the software you choose.

  Good luck!

  Post back if necessary

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• How can you recover files, folders, software and drivers after reinstalling windows xp family?

  original title: How can you recover files, folders, software and drivers after reinstalling windows xp family? Please help, I've lost everything!

  When the update Norton Internet Security 2009 to 2011 on reboot, windows cannot open.

  Root\systems32\hal.dll Windows prevented windows from opening.  My machine in a Dell dimension 8300.

  On a Dell website, I found a method of recovery if you can reinstall windows xp from cd.  I was able to do it, but lost all my files.  How can I recover all my fortune, images, software, drivers, etc.?  There must be a way to extract this information from the hard drive.  Any help is the material and can save my marriage!  Thank you.

  Hi MarkS_02127,

  Since you've reinstalled windows, you will need to re - install applications once again, you will be lucky (if you format the drive) data on your computer. You remember that location, it was in my documents? If yes it just open C:\Documents and settings and locate your old username, you will find your old desktop, Favorites and Documents.

  I hope this helps.

• Recover files that were deleted from the Recycle Bin

  I need to recover a word file that has been deleted from the Recycle Bin.  An easy way to do this?

  It is not really easy, but it may be possible (depending on whether or not the file has been replaced and a number of other factors).

  If you have Vista Business, Vista Ultimate or Vista Enterprise, you can be lucky.  They have so-called saves shadow copies, which are deleted or modified files that can be recovered in case changes/deletions made by mistake.  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Vista/features/shadow-copy.aspx more information about how to use this feature to: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/howdoi/?p=145.

  If you have Vista Basic or Premium of Vista, shadow copies is not available; However, there is an alternative that is free and the shadow copies feature called Shadow Explorer. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/recover-files-with-shadow-copies-on-any-version-of-windows-vista/.  Although it will not help you this time, it could very well save you in case this happens again.

  In case this does not work (not all files are available through shadow - it occurs periodically), here are some additional free recovery programs that might help:

  http://www.r-TT.com/

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/DiskDigger.html

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/easusdfr.html

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/restoration.html

  http://www.SoftPerfect.com/products/FileRecovery/

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/undeleteplus.html

  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  http://techpaul.WordPress.com/2008/06/23/how-to-recover-your-lost-files/

  The files are not really deleted until they are crushed (although they are no longer available through conventional methods).  If you decide to try these recovery programs, you should stop using your drive hard immediately in order not to replace the data that you are trying to recover.  He slave on another PC and launch the recovery of this PC.  Even now you have definitely lost some of them if you use the same PC.  If you can not do this (slave on another PC), you run the risk of overwriting the data with every action you do on the PC (but you may still be able to recover some or most or even all files - it's a matter of luck).

  Only you can decide if the data is important enough to take the PC to an expert data recovery to recover files (they will have better programs and hardware to do that none of us do, and I've provided above).  Do NOT go to the Geek Squad or one of these centers of store-, they generally don't know what they are doing - it take for expert data recovery.  It will cost you a little and they generally offer no guarantees.  The decision is yours.

  Good luck and I hope this helps!

  Lorien - a - MCSE/MCSA/network + / A +.

• is it possible to recover files that have been deleted form the trash

  I moved some files on an external hard drive and therefore deleted from my pc, and when I checked back my storage device turns the files where not there... and is extremely important for me to recover these files... I look forward to your help

  If the files have been removed from the computer and they are not in the trash it is sometimes, but not always possible to recover files deleted with special software.

  Pandora Recovery:
  http://www.pandorarecovery.com/

  Recova:
  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  Recovery of deleted files:
  http://EASEUS-deletedrecovery.com/

• How to recover files deleted from the Recycle Bin

  Original title: search a deleted file
  I just deleted a file from the Recycle Bin by mistake! Is there a way to get it back?

  Hello

  Have you looked in the trash?

  Recover files from the Recycle Bin - Vista
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/recover-files-from-the-Recycle-Bin

  Recover files from the Recycle Bin - Windows 7
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/recover-files-from-the-Recycle-Bin

  How to restore previous Versions of a file and the folder of Vista (Ultimate, Business and Enterprise)
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/122127-previous-versions-shadow-copy.html

  How to restore files and folders in Windows 7 with previous Versions
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/85679-previous-versions-restore-files-folders.html

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  This could help you recover a file, or a previous version (all versions of Vista and Windows 7).
  http://www.ShadowExplorer.com/

  ShadowExplorer - recover lost files and folders (Vista and Windows 7)
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/132087-ShadowExplorer-recover-lost-files-folders.html

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  Recuva - free - recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin,
  map of the camera digital or MP3 player. And it's free!
  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  Forums - help here
  http://Forum.Piriform.com/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• How to recover files from a missing disk

  Sometimes, my DVD player disappears from Windows Explorer and Device Manager.  I tried all the normal steps to stop the problem (remove UpperFilters and so forth), but it still happens from time to time.  When the disk is visible, it works fine.  The problem is that when I tried to move some images there in Windows Explorer to burn them on a CD, the drive has disappeared in the middle of the movement.  Now, the folders appear in the window of the E: drive (I have not closed the window or turned off power the computer since this happened), but I can't undo the move or copy them.

  I get the error "E:\ refers to a location that is unavailable.  It can be on a hard drive on this computer or on a network. etc... »

  I can do to get the files back, or that I lose the files forever?

  Work with your system and not the CD to do so.

  If you have Vista Business, Vista Ultimate or Vista Enterprise, you can be lucky.  They have so-called saves shadow copies, which are deleted or modified files that can be recovered in case changes/deletions made by mistake.  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Vista/features/shadow-copy.aspx more information about how to use this feature to: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/howdoi/?p=145.

  If you have Vista Basic or Premium of Vista, shadow copies is not available; However, there is an alternative that is free and the shadow copies feature called Shadow Explorer. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/recover-files-with-shadow-copies-on-any-version-of-windows-vista/.  Although it will not help you this time, it could very well save you in case this happens again.

  In case this does not work (not all files are available through shadow - it occurs periodically), here are some additional free recovery programs that might help:

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.html (first try Recuva)

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/DiskDigger.html (try this second - if this does not work then the chances of recovery are very slim but you can try the other options if you want to).

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/easusdfr.html

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/restoration.html

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/downloads/Recuva/dlrecuva.html

  http://www.SoftPerfect.com/products/FileRecovery/

  http://techpaul.WordPress.com/2008/06/23/how-to-recover-your-lost-files/

  The files are not really deleted until they are crushed (although they are no longer available through conventional methods).  If you decide to try these recovery programs, you should stop using your drive hard immediately in order not to replace the data that you are trying to recover.  He slave on another PC and launch the recovery of this PC.  Even now you have definitely lost some of them if you use the same PC.  If you can not do this (slave on another PC), you run the risk of overwriting the data with every action you do on the PC (but you may still be able to recover some or most or even all files - it's a matter of luck).

  Only you can decide if the data is important enough to take the PC to an expert data recovery to recover files (they will have better programs and hardware to do that none of us do, and I've provided above).  Do NOT go to the Geek Squad or one of these centers of store-, they generally don't know what they are doing - it take for expert data recovery.  It will cost you a little and they generally offer no guarantees.  The decision is yours.

  ==========================================================================================================

  With regard to your CD player is going, you need to update the device drivers for it. Go to the Device Manager by going to start / find and type Device Manager and enter and then double-click on the program icon that appears.  Check each device to a red x, yellow! or white?  These identify devices with problems probably (drivers, but also of conflict or something else).  Click on each for more details and troubleshooting tips.  If you need to get the drivers (and do it for your CD-ROM drive), to leave the computer dealer or the manufacturer of the device (NOT of Microsoft Updates).  In fact, you must disable automatic updates in Windows Update driver as follows: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-windows-vista/. Follow these steps to get the drivers: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/driverdlmfgr.htm.  Once you have the drivers, you can install them via the following device manager: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-device-manager-install-driver.html

  If new drivers do not help, try swapping try it with one you know works and see if the problem moves.  The road from the other work of the computer is on your computer?  Drive your conputer there problems on the other computer?  If so, you have a hardware problem with the CD player and need to replace.

  You have computer anotherr to test the CD that you tried to do to see if it contains any files or data that are accessible?  Try some of the above recovery tools on the CD to see if you are able to recover files that have been moved (it might work).

  Good luck and I hope this helps!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Recovering files MS-200

  the dreaded BSOD then had to re - install Windows.

  HP MS-200 all-in-one running windows 7, there was no restore points, so I had to use the built in HP recovery system to back up files.

  Felt confident because it took forever BLAH files to save on an external hard drive, re-installed windows using recovery discs made on establishing computer originally.

  Find all music, although not restored yet, all restored, all funds items found.

  But I can't find my Outlook information, so lost all my email stored in and out of mailboxes. Also, all my contacts. I have 106 files recovery stuff, it should be there and where should I look? Is it possible to search the files, as did outlook, email and names of contacts, but without success.

  long live DC

  perform the following steps:

  Make sure that outlook is installed and configured

  recovery of files is restored

  Click on file, outlook and look for import / export

  Select Import a file

  Browse the recovered files are and outlook automatically detects all the .pst files. hope this will help...