Thanks Maxime! Just what I was looking for. On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Maxime Dor <m...@kamax.io> wrote:
> From archive http://sourceforge.net/p/vbox-users/mailman/message/34623669/ > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing > listVBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe: > mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe > <vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Regards, John Boxall
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