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vmkfstools -z /vmfs/volumes/datastore/path/old-flat.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/datastore/path/new.vmdk
# Convert flat VMDK to raw or other format qemu-img convert -f raw old-flat.vmdk -O vmdk restored.vmdk restore flat vmdk file
This is the easiest way to extract files without running a VM. vmkfstools -z /vmfs/volumes/datastore/path/old-flat
vmkfstools -c [SIZE_IN_BYTES] -d thin -a [CONTROLLER_TYPE] temp.vmdk . restore flat vmdk file