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You can't reapply snapshots
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As I assumed. Sorry &quot;mikey&quot;. I never did inquire initially...if you don't mind sharing...how did you lose 1 of your snapshots?<br />
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Hopefully, it didn't have too critical information as part of that lost snapshot?<br />
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~coolsport00
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As I assumed. Sorry "mikey". I never did inquire initially...if you don't mind sharing...how did you lose 1 of your snapshots?

Hopefully, it didn't have too critical information as part of that lost snapshot?

~coolsport00

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Hello,<br />
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One of my VMs on ESXi 4 lost one of its shapshot .vmdk files - the first snapshot in a chain of two. The rest of the files are intact.<br />
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The VM won't boot - but I've found a temporary solution here: <a href="http://www.itexperience.net/2008/03/03/howto-recreate-vmdk-files/" rel="ugc">http://www.itexperience.net/2008/03/03/howto-recreate-vmdk-files/</a>&nbsp;- which I am applying now to get the VM up and running using a new VM and the original copied-over flat.vmdk files (copying them now - large - 40GB each).<br />
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My question - is it possible to copy over and re-apply my latest snapshot files to the new VM once I get it running?<br />
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Thanks<br />
<br />
Steve
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Hello,

One of my VMs on ESXi 4 lost one of its shapshot .vmdk files - the first snapshot in a chain of two. The rest of the files are intact.

The VM won't boot - but I've found a temporary solution here: http://www.itexperience.net/2008/03/03/howto-recreate-vmdk-files/ - which I am applying now to get the VM up and running using a new VM and the original copied-over flat.vmdk files (copying them now - large - 40GB each).

My question - is it possible to copy over and re-apply my latest snapshot files to the new VM once I get it running?

Thanks

Steve

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