If you don't have a recent snapshot or the deleted file was overwritten, you can use third-party data recovery tools to recover files from a VMware datastore. Some popular tools include:
If the VMFS datastore sits on a SAN (Storage Area Network), use the hardware vendor's tools. undelete files from vmware datastore
If the VMware datastore is backed by NFS (Network File System), recovery is generally easier because it relies on the underlying storage array's capabilities. If you don't have a recent snapshot or