On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 06:14:06PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'm using Vbox version 4.3.8r9245 on win 7 64 bit > > I want to move some vms off to an external drive and wondered how to > go about having more than one directory in use for the virtual hdds > > The way the *.xml file is worded it is called: > > <SystemProperties defaultMachineFolder="B:\vb\vm" > > the vary name suggests there can be only one 'default', so if I wanted > to keep some virt drives somewhere else... how would I edit the *.xml > file to add some kind of "secondaryMarchineFolder" or such like. > The vbox needs to know where to look, I'm sure. > > Or is there some way to get Vbox to write the file differently, so as > to include more than one MachineFolder? > > What I really hoped to do was move 3 vms to new directory manually and > then let VB know about by some finagling of the *.xml file. > > Is that even a possibility?
You don't need to play with the xml file. Remove the current machine from vb, including hd images. Move them to where you want, and import back into vb from the new directory. I've done this before with vboxmanage, but haven't done it from the GUI. Importing a vdi from any directory works from the GUI, but I'm not sure if that holds for the machine description itself. Be aware that if the other storage isn't attached when you launch the vb GUI, you'll get a warning that some machines aren't accessible. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ 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
