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Standard way:
1. Stop VM completely on current host
2. Unregister VM from current host (do not delete it!)
3. Copy VM folder from current host to new host
4. Register copied VM using the .vbox file in its folder
5. Start the VM again
Exporting is a bad idea and not the recommended way because:
- it will reset the VM UUID (including the reported motherboard UUID)
and the disks UUID, potentially breaking boot on Linux and requiring
activation on Windows
- Disks which were in VDI format will be transformed into VMDK, which is
not the VirtualBox native format, with all its pitfall
- MAC addresses on NIC will by reset by default, making their names in
the guest OS change usually
Copying the folder (see my previous reply) is the recommended way.
On 29/11/15 22:55, John Boxall wrote:
While working on a Win98 install problem, I tried to move the VM from
a system (Debian Jessie amd64, VB 5.0.2) where it was working to
another (Win7 x64, VB 5.0.2). I did this by exporting the VM as an
appliance. After importing the VM as an appliance, it failed to start.
I gave up after a few attempts and deleted the imported VM. I later
built the VM from scratch on the new host.
Previously when I have moved a VM, I simply copied the VM's folder to
portable media and copied it from there to the appropriate directory
in the new host. Then I added the VM as a new machine.
Which is the "recommended" method?
--
Regards,
John Boxall
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