Hyper-V Checkpoint issue: stored on external drive that dosen't exist anymore

Question

Hyper-V checkpoints were accidentally stored on an external USB hard drive that doesn't exist anymore. I still see a checkpoint in Hyper-V manager but I:

• Can't delete it in GUI
• Can't delete the checkpoint subtree
• Can't make a new checkpoint
• Can't change checkpoint storage location in settings because "the virtual machine has at least one checkpoint"
• Can't export the VM
• Can't use the 'Move" wizzard to change storage location of checkpoints
• Can't use Powershell "Get-VMSnapshot | Remove-VMSnapshot" commands on it

They all return a generic 'failed' error.

Help! Logged in with Enterprise Admin credentials. Checkpoint was Server 2022 Production Checkpoint.

Answer 1

Hi，

If all the checkpoints are missing you may try to create a new virtual machine and attach the current virtual disk to that, and then remove the old virtual machine.

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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