Recover Deleted Vmware Virtual Machine |work| Jun 2026

VMware provides command-line tools that can be used to recover deleted VMs.

If the VM is still in inventory but corrupted/deleted : recover deleted vmware virtual machine

: Find the .vmx file (the configuration file), right-click it, and select Register VM or Add to Inventory . VMware provides command-line tools that can be used

VMware has no native "undelete" for VMs permanently deleted from disk. Recovery requires backups or third-party tools. recover deleted vmware virtual machine

: Use the Datastore Browser in the vSphere Client to navigate to the VM's folder.

where the VM was stored

| Deletion Type | Feature to Use | |---------------|----------------| | Removed from inventory (files still on datastore) | | | Deleted from datastore | Backup restore (no native undelete in VMware) | | Accidentally overwritten/corrupted | Revert to Snapshot |