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How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 26. Feb 2018, 18:42
by Mannuko
Dear all
Two days ago I accidentally deleted my Virtual Machine Windows 7 32 bit vmdk file in virtual box on Ubuntu 17.10 Host so How to Recover that Machine can you anybody please help me
Thanks in advance
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 26. Feb 2018, 18:57
by socratis
From a backup. Like any other file you accidentally delete.
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 27. Feb 2018, 11:09
by Mannuko
Dear sir
I haven't any Backup from System side because before I didn't that and also when I deleted that Machine in Virtual Box after that I checked file in Host Machine there's nothing
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 27. Feb 2018, 12:02
by socratis
Yes. If you delete a file, it's deleted. There is no recovery mechanism.
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 27. Feb 2018, 14:18
by Mannuko
Dear sir
I have doubt, So can't we recover file from hard disk, is there no option?
For example :we are recovering from hard disk for normal doc's, images,
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 27. Feb 2018, 15:51
by mpack
In order to delete a VM from inside VirtualBox you first have to click "Remove", and then you have to confirm that you wish to delete the physical files. If you did both of those things then the VM is gone. If VirtualBox failed to free up such a large amount of disk space when told do do so then it would be considered a bug.
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 27. Feb 2018, 18:05
by Mannuko
Dear sir
Thanks for your response
Whenever I deleted that Machine selected options, delete all files, in Virtual Box
How can I check VirtualBox free up disk space
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 27. Feb 2018, 18:08
by mpack
If the VM folder is no longer present in the "<user documents>\VirtualBox VMs" folder then the VM has been physically deleted, as will be expected if you answered yes to the "delete physical files?" question.
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 28. Feb 2018, 05:20
by Mannuko
Thanks for your response
Whenever I deleted Virtual Machine from Virtual Box after that I checked file in Host Machine there's nothing.
But I want to know insight way, that folder having or not in Host Machine Ubuntu 17.10.
So how can I check.
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 28. Feb 2018, 06:46
by socratis
Mannuko wrote:Two days ago I accidentally deleted my Virtual Machine Windows 7 32 bit vmdk file in virtual box
You started this thread like that. If you deleted the VM like you say you did:
Mannuko wrote:Whenever I deleted that Machine selected options, delete all files, in Virtual Box
then bye, bye... Your VMDK is gone. Forever. Done. No recovery. Start again fresh. And keep a backup...
Re: How to Recover deleted vmdk file Virtual Machine
Posted: 28. Feb 2018, 10:49
by Mannuko
Thanks for solution