Accidentally deleted VMs images

[menelaostrik]

Hi,
I have accidentally deleted all images from /var/lib/vz/images
Fortunately for me the VMs are still working and i can reboot them and the space is showing allocated when df -h
However once i stopped one of the VMs the space is now unallocated and i can't start it(normal)

I have tried to get a Backup or to create a snapshot of the running VMs but it says that it can't file the image file

my question is if there's any way to get the files backup without having to reinstall the VMs
thank you in advance,
Menelaos

 

[danielb]

Try to define a new storage, then move the VM disks one by one to this new storage while they are still running

 

[menelaostrik]

unfortunately it still gives me the same error:


volume 'local:100/vm-100-disk-0.qcow2' does not exist (500)
do you have any other recommendation?