Data loss on VMFS volumes can happen for many reasons:
Mounts and reads virtual disk images (VMDK) directly. Diskinternals Vmfs Recovery Registration Key
VMFS is a high-performance cluster file system that allows multiple ESX servers to share the same storage device. This file system is optimized for sequential reading and writing of large files, making it ideal for virtual machine environments. However, the very nature of VMFS, which is designed for performance and scalability, also presents challenges in data recovery. When data loss occurs on a VMFS partition, it can be due to a variety of reasons including but not limited to, accidental deletion of VMs, corruption of VMFS partitions, or physical failures of storage devices. Data loss on VMFS volumes can happen for