Hi,
I have lost the parent snapshot for a linked clone while performing a resize of the parent.
Is there any way to recreate the snapshot and have the linked clone recognize and be able to access the files in the linked clone?
I am using VMWare Fusion 6.0.2
Here is what I did:
- tried to resize the parent but got a message that the snapshots need to be deleted
- the delete confirmed that the linked clone will not be affected
- I deleted the snapshots
- then attempting the resize again, was prompted to perform a cleanup
- after performing the cleanup could not startup the linked clone
apparently the cleanup deleted the snapshot used initially while creating the linked clone...
Trying some ideas:
- I created another linked clone (from the same parent)
- then replaced the .vmdk with the inaccessible linked clone
- then modified the parentCID
- the VM started but hung early on with at the black screen
If there is any way to recover or recreate the snapshots and have the linked clone link back into the parent please provide the procedure.
I would appreciate your help as I have lost 3 months of work, or if there is any way to access the files in the linked clone so I can save them and dump the old VMs.
Thank you in advance.