Vmfs Undelete Esxi 5 !exclusive! Jun 2026

If you are running a modern environment, you might have snapshots or Veeam backups to save the day. But if you are still rocking ESXi 5.x (as many legacy setups are), you might find yourself in a tight spot.

If you are still running ESXi 5 in production: vmfs undelete esxi 5

It’s the heart-stopping moment every VI Admin dreads. You’re cleaning up a datastore, perhaps a bit too quickly after a long maintenance window, and you hit Enter. Suddenly, you realize the VM you just deleted wasn't the retired file server—it was the production database you meant to migrate. If you are running a modern environment, you

Do you have a or a storage-level snapshot of this datastore? You’re cleaning up a datastore, perhaps a bit

This attempts to list directory entries. Occasionally, you might see a file listed with a weird name (like 00123456-abcdef.vmdk ). If you see a file size that matches your lost VM, you can try renaming it back to its original name.