# Analyzing vmdk cannot see the filesystem structure

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/analyzing-vmdk-cannot-see-the-filesystem-structure/1199>\
**Category:** Autopsy Help\
**Created:** [April 25, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/analyzing-vmdk-cannot-see-the-filesystem-structure/1199 "2020-04-25T11:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/alex/32/960_2.png) [@Alex](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/analyzing-vmdk-cannot-see-the-filesystem-structure/1199/1 "2020-04-25T11:02:00Z")

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Hello,

I am using autopsy to analyze a vmware clone (vmdk extension), the point is that when I create the case in autopsy I cannot see the filesystem structure only the volumes but not the directory structure, please, can you support me and told me what I am doing wrong? or maybe is missing some steps?  
the vmware clone is corresponding to a red hat installation.

here the screenshot of the vmdk and how I see the data sources after the analysis.

![screen1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/sleuthkit/original/1X/442c699426b08b5a151a1d6bd5c22a4ce07bb50c.png)  
 ![screen2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/sleuthkit/original/1X/9f0f19b5fca28bdf6aa57fdbe3672d68de373eb4.png)

Thanks!  
Alex

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**Author:** ![Alex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/alex/32/960_2.png) [@Alex](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/analyzing-vmdk-cannot-see-the-filesystem-structure/1199/2 "2020-04-27T11:59:59Z")

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I forgot to mention, one disc is xfs and the other has associated a LVM2 with xfs partitions.

Regards,  
Alex