Delete Delta Vmdk Files ✯ 〈Exclusive〉

# Loop through each VM and delete delta VMDK files foreach ($vm in $vmList) Write-Host "Processing VM: $($vm.Name)" $disk = $vm.Disk

# Get all VMs with delta VMDK files $vmList = Get-VM | Where-Object Where-Object $_.ExtensionData.Backing.DeltaDiskBackingInfo delete delta vmdk files

Consolidation process. Broadcom Community +1 How Delta Files are Removed Delta VMDK files (also known as child disks) are created when you take a snapshot to track changes made after that point. To safely remove them, you must use specific management tasks: Xopero Software Snapshot Deletion: When you select "Delete" or "Delete All" in the Snapshot Manager, the system merges the data from the delta files into the parent (base) disk. Once the data is committed, the delta files are automatically deleted from the datastore. Disk Consolidation: This is a corrective feature used when a snapshot deletion fails or leaves "orphaned" delta files behind. It force-merges the redundant delta disks into the base disk to reclaim space and improve performance. Delete from Disk: This option completely removes the entire Virtual Machine and all its associated files (including all delta and base VMDKs) from the storage. Broadcom Community +2 Important Considerations Manual Deletion Risk: Never manually delete # Loop through each VM and delete delta

If your VM has valid snapshots listed in the Snapshot Manager, this is the intended workflow. Once the data is committed, the delta files