How to Recover Data from VMDK File

Now following this step-by-step guide for SysTools VMware Recovery Tool.

SysTools VMware Recovery Software provide easiest solution to recover VMDK files/folders that are corrupt or damaged, formatted and deleted condition and save in healthy format at desired location.

STEP 1

After downloading the software, start the installation process. You can select any language from the list (English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Deutsch, Italian, Russian, Indonesian, Netherland, Danish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Czech, Thai) as per your requirement.

select language

Now start and check all the steps of SysTools VMware Recovery. Click on open option from menu bar of the software.

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STEP 2

Now select the VMDK file. After selecting VMDK file from list, hit on OK button and you can also make new folder.

scanning process

STEP 3

Here the tool will provide scanning options, hit on Scan button.

select folder

STEP 4

Software will dispaly reading percentage. Wait till it reaches to 100%.

view data files

STEP 5

Now tool will list the root folder in the application panel. Just explore the root folder.

deleted data

STEP 6

Now preview all restored folders and choose the needed one and preview all data into left-side of tool window. The deleted partition will be in highlighted red colour.

Select Files

STEP 7

The application provides two option to save restored data either Save All data or Save Deleted data.

For all data: - Select the save all data option from the tool panel to save your complete data.

Export Process Completed

STEP 8

For Delete Data: - Click on the Save deleted data button from menu bar to save deleted data.

Final Files

Now hit on preview option to view file properties in the utility panel.

vmware file recovery

Then, preview the image in the software panel.

formatted data

After that preview the hex value in the Vmware recovery tool panel.

recover deleted data

STEP 9

Hit on Filter button then tool will list all categories (Photos, Audios, Videos, Emails, Databases, Documents, Archives, Executable, Disk Image, Deleted Items). You can select Filter option and preview all specific category files.

Final Files

STEP 10

Search Option is also given to search for needed file as displayed below:

From the drop-down list adjacent to On, choose search based upon Created, Modified and Last Access

Search Result

STEP 11

Now, choose the From and To date from the date filter option.

Search Result

STEP 12

After that put the file name in the search bar and hit on the search icon. The search proceducer will start. After search process completes, search results will be shown.

Search Result

STEP 13

Give the destination to save the resultant file. You can also create new folder by clicking on Create New Folder button and hit on OK.

Please DO NOT select destination drive/folder as the source hard drive (from which you are recovering data).

Formatted Scan

STEP 14

View Export progress report and wait till it completes to 100%. If users want to stop the export proceducer then click on Stop.

Date Filter

STEP 15

After completion of export proceducer the tool will notify you by pop-up messages Export Completed Successfully. Simply hit on OK and proceed to display restored data.

Search Result

STEP 16

Simply browse to the destination, which you provided and display all data.

Search Result

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