[ Comments below, in-line ] On 05/15/2012 12:00 PM, Chris Green wrote: > > So, how do I copy the VirtualBox machines across, I have them all > saved on a backup disk but trying to 'Add' a virtual machine fails > because it can't find the right disk image. >
Hi Chris, I'm a bit rusty on the above as I infrequently do it but generally, here's what I do: o Place the old `~/.VirtualBox' tree somewhere `else' (e.g. ~/prev_vbox) o Look in ~/prev_vbox for the .vdi file(s) for all your VM's and place them in the new tree (~/.VirtualBox). Depending on when you created the VM's, you may have different naming standards in the old tree. For the new tree, you can `mkdir "~/.VirtualBox/my new VM name"' and place the .vdi file in the new subdirectory. o Create a new VM with the same attributes as before and ... o When prompted for the .vdi, use the old .vdi previously populated. I realize the above notes are a bit sparse so if it's unclear, let me know and I'll post more details on the `fuzzy' step. :) Cheers, -- Pablo Sanchez - Blueoak Database Engineering, Inc Ph: 819.459.1926 Blog: http://pablo.blog.blueoakdb.com Fax: 760.860.5225 (US) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
