Unable to create VM with a name that's been previously used I have an ESXI 6.5 box that I use to run some test VM's in our lab. I will often times delete old VM's that aren't being used anymore. I'm finding that if I try to create a VM with the same name as a VM that's been deleted in the past, it will error out and say something like  

  

 Failed - Cannot complete the operation because the file or folder /vmfs/volumes/59085d74-1af54aa6-6f94-0025907cee9c/VM\_01/VM\_010.vmdk already exists  

  

Can I console into the host and delete these files? What is the proper way to remove a VM so that these fragments aren't left behind?