If you are working directly on an ESXi host and need to access the contents of a .ve file, follow these steps: 1. Locate the Recovery Key
Attacks leading to the encryption of local.tgz.ve typically follow a standard pattern: decrypt local.tgz.ve
or use 7z with password.
gpg --decrypt local.tgz.ve > decrypted.tgz If you are working directly on an ESXi