File not found VMDK This file is required to power on this virtual machine
This post describes how to fix the following error that can occur in VMware Workstation:
File not found: .vmdk
This file is required to power on this virtual machine. If this file was moved, specify the new location.
Cause
This error occured when I restored a snapshot, changed the virtual machine settings, deleted the snapshot, then tried to create a new snapshot or power on the virtual machine.
Resolution
These vmdk files are snapshot files. But I had just deleted my only snapshot. So, I was able to fix the error on my test environment as follows:
1. Browse to the directory of the virtal machine and find another .vmdk file e.g.
2. Copy this .vmdk file and rename it to the file not found, in my case "Windows Server 2022-cl2-000001.vmdk"
3. The virtual machine now boots successfully:
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