Running the VM directly from the backup storage while it restores in the background.
Run this simple cron job or script weekly: vmdk recovery file
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If the built-in tools fail, specialized software is often required. These tools scan the raw binary data of the VMDK to reconstruct the file system (NTFS, EXT4, etc.) inside the virtual disk. etc.) inside the virtual disk.