Comments for How to copy and transfer or backup a Virtualbox Virtual Machine .vdi at http://www.my-guides.net/en , comment 1 to 31 out of 20 comments http://www.my-guides.net/en Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:53:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1190 since a VM can have multiple drives attached, has settings and a history of snapshots. A VDI is only a virtual disk image. So this guide does less than half of the job. - Thomas Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:51:48 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1160 Thanks a bunch! That would have taken me days to figure out! Thank you! Scott - Scott R. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:15:11 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1100 Hi Luigi, 1. You can create a .bat file in Windows with those commands and run it in Windows. 2. I don't know a way to do this. :( - axel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:44:52 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1095 Thanks for great help! 1. with regards to DRAMIREZ script, any hopes to have similar for Windows? 2. Just created XP-Pro SP3 legitimate VM. If I continue building it with Office 2003, Studio10, Adobe Premier, etc., how can I create a final image to install in my PC if it dies, as the "real" OS, not as a VM? Thanks again for your great insight. always_luis@yahoo.com - Luigi Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:47:29 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1058 Many thanks dramizez! This script will help many users to clone their Virtual Machines easily! If anyone else wants to use it save the above commands in, let's say [b]vbclone.sh[/b]. Make this file executable: [b]chmod +x vbclone.sh[/b] and run it like this [b]./vbclone.sh[/b] Don't forget to replace the VirtualBox Machine names with yours. Thanks again dramirez! :) - axel Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:11:08 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1049 #!/bin/bash # hardwired script - master image is "Venus" want to clone it to "Neptune" echo "Release HDD from Venus" VBoxManage --nologo modifyvm "Venus" -hda none sleep 1 echo "Unregister HDD from Venus" VBoxManage --nologo closemedium disk /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Venus.vdi sleep 1 echo "CLONING OF HDD STARTING..." VBoxManage --nologo clonehd /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Venus.vdi /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Neptune.vdi sleep 1 echo "Cloning finished... re-register HDD to Venus" VBoxManage --nologo openmedium disk /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Venus.vdi sleep 1 echo "Re-attach HDD to Venus" VBoxManage --nologo modifyvm "Venus" -hda /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Venus.vdi sleep 1 echo "Now the new machine (HARDWIRED TO Neptune)" echo "Create the new VM" VBoxManage --nologo createvm -name "Neptune" -register sleep 1 echo "Parametrize new VM" VBoxManage --nologo modifyvm "Neptune" -memory "256MB" -acpi on -boot1 disk -nic1 nat sleep 1 VBoxManage --nologo openmedium disk /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Neptune.vdi echo "Attach recent clone copy of Venus, now named Neptune.vdi to new VM" VBoxManage --nologo modifyvm "Neptune" -hda /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Neptune.vdi echo " You are set !! " NOTE: Run this as vmadmin user belonging to group vboxusers. - dramirez Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:49:15 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1006 You are very welcome! :D - axel Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:59:42 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-1002 Thanks for this guide thanks thanks :) - apache Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:16:29 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-986 Thanks Jazz! Once you are finished with it drop me a line here to know what you did. :D - axel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:08:33 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-982 Hey man don't worry about it. You've been very helpful and I definitely appreciate it! ;D - Jazz Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:50:19 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-975 I'm sorry Jazz but I haven't tried export appliance. I don't have an opinion about that. :( - axel Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:28:46 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-971 Okay, I'm back to bother you again! Do you think exporting a virtual machine through the "Export Appliance" option would be a good way to back up a machine? - Jazz Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:37:29 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-970 You are welcome! :D - axel Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:27:57 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-968 Thanks for all your help! ;D - Jazz Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:56:36 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-965 I think that you won't have a problem on both cases. - axel Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:25:39 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-963 I see! Firstly, thank you for your prompt response! I'm interested in backing up my virtual machine (which has a legitimately activated Windows XP install). Would straight up copying the .vdi suffice to this end if I either attached the backed-up .vdi (with the identical UUID) to the old guest machine, or deleted the old VM and made a new one with exact the exact same configuration? My concern is that I must use certain Windows apps with a lot of my school work. Even being pointed in the right direction would be a huge help! - Jazz Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:04:22 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-962 No stupid question at all Jazz. As far as I remember Windows XP allows you to use each license only in one Virtual Machine. I don't know what happens with Vista and Windows 7. There might be different cases for different versions as well, e.g. Home edition, Ultimate etc. - axel Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:38:02 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-957 Not sure if this is a stupid question, but will cloning an XP virtual machine in this matter cause any licensing issues? In other words, will Windows XP on the clone still think it's on the exact same machine? - Jazz Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:31:31 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-938 I'm sorry brian but I haven't tried something like this. - axel Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:01:05 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/guides/general-software/155-how-to-copy-and-transfer-or-backup-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-vdi#comment-936 I have an image that has several snapshots associated with it. my OS got screwed up and I had to reinstall. I have the VB hard disk and the machine with all of the snap shots, but I cannot figure out how to reattach it. I tried by creating a new machine and attached the vdi file from the hard disk folder, but it was the original snapshot of the system. Is there a way to just reattach my machine XML and have it come back to life? - brian Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:46:27 +0100