> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 3:03 AM > To: Geoff Nordli > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] showing empty disks attached to controllers via > command line >
> > Ideally, I would really like to see a "--force" switch, which will > allow > > you unregister and delete a VM, even if there is something attached > to it. > > We already thought about such a change, there was just no time yet. > It's > just one of those features which are not really high priority since > customers normally don't rely on VBoxManage for constructing a VM > management solution. Contributions accepted. > > Also note that this will share one problems with the GUI - what should > be the exact semantics for deleting the images? We've already received > loud complaints that VirtualBox is responsible for losing free space... > > Klaus Hi Klaus. I understand it is a fairly niche use option. Though, it could be a good clean up tool, when your images get out of sync. For example, right now in my testing I have several different images, and I have messed up a few snapshots. I can't delete the VM from the GUI now, because the snapshot file has been deleted. Having the command line option to "--force" would be beneficial here. I can see some users being challenged by having large vdi files in limbo, but isn't that the responsibility of the individual to manage? If anything, my suggestion is moving to a central directory like "c:\vbox" "/var/lib/vbox" to hold all of the vbox files instead of burying it in the home directory. That is one of the first things I do when I install vbox, is to relocate the default hard disk and machine folder path. If there is enough of a problem, maybe a little clean up tool that goes out and searches for vdi/vmdk/vhd files on the local drives, which aren't attached to any vms. Thanks, Geoff _______________________________________________ vbox-dev mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
