How VMDK Recovery Tool Works

Aryson VMDK Recovery Tool is one of the finest software to restore the damaged and corrupt VMDK files of different VMware machines platforms. It is a smartly programmed software with an advanced recovery algorithm for quickly restoring the entire VMDK file types data.

Follow the Steps to Recover Corrupt and Damaged VMDK Files

  • Run the VMDK Recovery software on your system.
  • Click on Browse and choose the corrupt VMDK file.
  • Now, pick the scanning modes from the Standard or Advanced options.
  • Choose the Additional Options as per your need.
  • Select the files and folders to recover and click on Save.
  • Finally, pick the location to save the result data and hit OK.

Benefits of VMDK File Recovery Software

  • Offers the effective recovery of the maximum possible data from corrupt VMDK files.
  • Recovers VMDK files saved in Fixed and Dynamic disk types.
  • Allows recovering data from VMDK files that are Split, Sparse, Flat, and even Descriptor.
  • It repairs VMDK files with two scanning modes (Standard and Advanced ) for tackling different levels of corruption.
  • Repairs the VMDK file of the Master Boot Record (MBR) and GUID Partition Table(GPT) file system.
  • Recover Files from VMDK if the VMware Virtual Machines when Fail to Start and Displays Black Screen Error Messages.
  • Supports file systems of all the most popular OS, such as FAT, FAT16, FAT32, FAT64, exFAT, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4.
  • Restore lost partitions and data from the RAW/formatted drive of VMDK.
  • Recovers permanently deleted data from VMDK files using deep and advanced scanning modes.
  • Recover Files from Virtual Machine Disk(VMDK) on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) & Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2008.

How does VMDK Recovery Software do?

Problem
When a VMDK file gets corrupted then the loading speed of the Virtual Machine gets very slow and shows a black screen without any progress after launching the Virtual machine. Although there are no clear causes, the VMDK file's corruption undoubtedly contributes to the issue. Before starting the virtual machine, how can a user fix the damaged VMDK files?

Solutions
You can repair the VMDK file using either a Command prompt or machine booting process but when your VMDK file is severely corrupted then you need to use the Aryson VMDK Recovery software that can easily fix all types of issues from the corrupted VMDK file and successfully restore the VMDK file.

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Need to Use Aryson VMDK Recovery Tool

Repair VMDK Flat File

Aryson VMDK File Recovery Tool is the best solution to recover and repair corrupt VMDK flat files. You can fix any issue with your VMware machines and make the hard disk of these devices easily accessible.

Restore Both Table Formats

If you have an issue with any of the virtual machines' tables of the VMDK files, you can resolve it swiftly using this utility. You do not have to worry about the type of table as it can resolve the issues from both.

Use when Failed to open VMDK due to access error

VMDK files become inaccessible and cannot be viewed in the data store. The VMDK Data Recovery Software can recover the corrupt VMDK files and make them accessible to the users. After the corruption gets fixed, you can view the file again.

Restore corrupt flat VMDK and descriptor VMDK files

You need to use this best and most reliable VMware File Recovery software, which repairs corrupted flat VMDK files and restores descriptor VMDK files without any data loss.

Key Features of Aryson VMDK Recovery Tool

Smooth Recovery Process
Smooth Recovery Process

Aryson VMDK Restore Software swiftly restores the data from damaged and corrupt VMDK files and saves them in their original format at a user-defined location on the PC. The main speciality of the tool is that it does not hamper the data integrity throughout the recovery process. Furthermore, the folder hierarchy is maintained in the recovered data files.

Allows Both Disk Types
Allows Both Disk Types

VMDK Recovery Tool provides you with an option for selecting the type of the VMDK file, i.e., Fixed or Dynamic, as it is capable of recovering both. In addition to that, if you choose the dynamic disk type, under that, you further have the option to restore both the Sparse and Flat types of VMDK files.

Recovers Split VMDK File
Recovers Split VMDK File

VMware Machine File Repair Utility is designed to recover the VMDK file data even if the file is split into multiple parts. It can recover your entire data from every part of the file. You only have to ensure that all the parts of the split files are located in the same folder. Also, it can auto-detect the other parts of the file and recover the respective data from them.

Supports Descriptor VMDK Files
Supports Descriptor VMDK Files

Recovery of VMDK files can also be carried out in this tool by using the descriptor VMDK file. If you don't know the type of your split VMDK file, i.e., Sparse or Flat, then you can simply choose any Descriptor option of your choice. The VMDK Recovery Tool will automatically detect the type of your selected split VMDK file and perform the recovery with ease.

Different Scanning Modes
Different Scanning Modes

For a quick and effective scanning of your corrupt and inaccessible Virtual Hard Disk files, the application is upgraded with two scanning modes: Standard & Advanced. Users can choose any mode and repair corrupt VHD files.

MBR & GPT Table Compatible
MBR & GPT Table Compatible

It is designed with advanced algorithms to ensure maximum productivity for users. Hence, it is capable of supporting both the MBR(Master Boot Record) and GPR(GUID Partition Table) tables. The partition tables are not a barrier for the VMDK Recovery Tool, and it works perfectly fine with each table.

Custom Volume Settings
Custom Volume Settings

There is an advanced option in the utility to opt for the Custom Settings option. You can choose the Start and End Sectors using this option to perform selective recovery of the VMDK file. Additionally, you can skip the selection of the volume size while the parsing operation is being conducted on your system.

Compatible with All Types of File Systems
Compatible with All Types of File Systems

Aryson VMDK Recovery Tool supports all file systems of major operating systems, such as FAT, FAT16, FAT32, FAT64 (exFAT), NTFS of Windows OS, HFS+ of Mac, and EXTX (the entire extended file system family) of Linux system. Therefore, the user need not worry about the compatibility of the VMDK file with this tool.

Auto-Search Files Feature
Auto-Search Files Feature

To ease your process to recover your corrupt VMDK files, the Recovery Software is designed with immense productive features. One such feature to help you is the Auto-search feature. It will help you find a specific file in an instant from the list of options saving your time. You can also search for multiple files with this feature.

Multiple Recovery Options
Multiple Recovery Options

This VMDK Recovery Tool consists of three different recovery modes for different levels of corruption in your VMDK files, namely, Standard Mode for minor corruption, Advanced Mode for moderate corruption, and Deep Mode for severe corruption issues. You can select the modes one at a time and perform the appropriate recovery.

Easy-to-Use Application
Easy-to-Use Application

It is a very simple-to-use tool that does not require any prior technical knowledge. It is made such that novice users can easily operate it. It contains an interactive and self-explanatory user interface that guides the users throughout the recovery process. This makes the VMDK repair task very easy and effective.

Fully Compatible
Fully Compatible

VMDK Data Recovery Software supports the virtual machine disk files created by all the major versions of VMware and Oracle Virtual Box machines. It also runs smoothly on all popular Windows versions, such as Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, and the latest Windows 10.

Technical Overview

Why do we need to restore VMDK Files?

The VMDK files store all the data of the VMware machines like VMware Workstation, QEMU, Virtual Box, etc. All this data is crucial for the proper functioning of the VMware systems. Once these files get corrupted or damaged, you can not open these files and also not access the data in them. Hence, it becomes very essential to restore and recover the VMDK files using the VMDK Recovery Tool to keep the VMware systems running efficiently.

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Trial Limitations

VMDK File Recovery demo version download to preview the corrupted VMware VMDK files on Windows for free. It allows only viewing and opening the corrupt VMDK file. To save recovered VMDK files, use the upgrade versions of this software.

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Size: 1.32MBVersion: 17.0

Required System Specification

Hard Disk Space: 500 MB of free hard disk space required

RAM: 4 GB of RAM (4 GB is recommended)

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz

Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows: 7, 8, 10 (32 bit or 64 bit) 11 (64 bit), Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2008, 2012 R2,
  • Supports Recovery for File Systems: FAT 32, FAT 16, ExFAT, NTFS File System & Cross-Formats between NTFS & Other Formats like FAT16 & FAT32
Software Prerequisites
  • If you are operating the Windows OS 11, 7, 8, & 10 (either 32 bit or 64 bit) then must launch the tool as an Administrator.
  • Turn off the Windows Firewall for proper installation.
  • Disable the Antivirus programs.
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Comparison of Demo and Full Version of VMDK Recovery Tool

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Add or Open VMware VMDK Files
Recover Data from VMDK virtual disk partitions
Supports VMDK Data Recovery from FAT, FAT16, FAT32, FAT64, NTFS, HFS+, and EXTX files
Preview Data Feature
Compatible with both master boot record (MBR) & GUID partition table (GPT) NO
Allows recovery from Split, Sparse & Flat VMDK files
Save Recovered VMware VMDK Data Preview Only Save All Items
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Frequently Asked Questions

You can follow the below-mentioned steps to recover your Vmware VMDK Files.

  • Download and Run the Aryson VMDK Repair Tool on your PC.
  • Click on the Browse button and pick the corrupt VMDK file.
  • Choose the different features of the tool and file options as per your need and press Next.
  • Select the scan mode from Standard and Advanced and hit Next.
  • Now, select Custom Volume and click on the Next button.
  • Pick the Mode of Recovery from the options and press Next.
  • At last, choose the files to recover and click on the Save icon.

You can use the Aryson VMDK Recovery Software that supports all types of Virtual Machine Files including VM flat VMDK files and recover VM from VM Flat VMDK files on Windows platforms.

Yes, this VMDK File Recovery is used to repair and restore the corrupt VMDK file. It also opens them in a Virtual Machine after repairing them without any data loss.

RAW recovery mode should be preferred when the corruption level is severe, and you want to recover the maximum possible data from your corrupt VMDK files. The algorithm of RAW recovery is quite different from other recovery modes, i.e., Standard, Advanced, and Deep. To use RAW recovery mode, just select the volume in the list and select RAW in the Treat file system as an option.

A VMDK descriptor is just like a log file for the VMDK files if you split it into multiple parts. If you choose the Split virtual disk into multiple files option, a descriptor file will be created in the same folder where the split VMDK file is stored. Furthermore, if you have no idea about the file type in which your VMDK is saved, you can check the Descriptor option in the VMDK Recovery Tool. Therefore, instead of selecting the corrupt VMDK file, you need to select the VMDK descriptor file, and the tool will automatically detect the file type.

There is a feature in this VMDK Recovery Tool that enables you to add a custom volume to the list. Once the selected VMDK file is scanned, the available volumes will be displayed in the list. If you think there's still something left out, you could add a custom volume to the list and define the custom settings. The custom settings include the Start and End sectors. Also, you need to define the file system format in which you want to treat your new custom volumes, such as FAT, FAT16, FAT32, FAT64 (exFAT), NTFS, HFS+, and EXTX.

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