** Reply to message from vbox-users <vbox-us...@clevertrove.com> on Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:05:11 +0000
> > From: Cliff Scott [mailto:c...@intergate.com] > > > > I thought I was being smart so I copied a WinXP.vdi file to another name in > > the same directory using a file manager. > > Do you mean "copied?" Or do you mean "renamed?" If you actually copied the > VDI file, while the VM was off, using a tool that knows nothing about > VirtualBox (for example, using "cp" command), let's say for backup purposes, > then it truly shouldn't cause any problem. That was what I thought, but apparently it caused some file locking. Tried to start the VM using VBoxManager and was able to see the locking errors. I eventually deleted everything in the VM directory, rebooted the machine and restored from the backup drive and all was well. I guess the issue was that the VM Manager GUI was still open even though the VM itself was not running. > > I had just recently > > backed up the whole directory to another HD so restored from that and it > > still won't start. > > You need to do that while VirtualBox isn't running I did that so that backup data was ok, but there was still the locking issue mentioned above. > > When I try to "add" a new machine it says it can't because > > there is another with the same UUID. How come? > > If it already exists, why would you be trying to add it again? > If you need to add it again for some reason, delete the old one first. > (Including the hard drive and optical media). It was just my attempt to get a new link to the VM in the hope it would fix what ever it was unhappy about. Thanks for the response. Cliff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
