Unable to power up VM, specified virtual disk needs repair or one of the snapshot disks it depends on

VMware Workstation 17 Pro
Virtual Machine = Windows 10 Pro
Virtual machine had a snapshot

virtual machine was running at the time I lost power. Now the virtual machine does not power up.

[Exact Specific Error Message]
The specified virtual disk needs repair

Cannot open the disk ‘C:\path\to\VM-Folder\VMname-0-000002.vmdk’ or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

Module ‘Disk’ power on failed.

Failed to start the virtual machine."
[/Exact Specific Error Message]

Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/329347/repairing-a-virtual-disk-in-workstation.html

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