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- 12. Jun 2012, 23:23
- Forum: Using VirtualBox
- Topic: Migrating VM from one PC to another
- Replies: 11
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Re: Migrating VM from one PC to another
Cannot comment on snapshots. I appear to have them, they seem to be automatic, but I have never knowingly made any. When it comes to VirtualBox, it's like driving a car. I get in with the keys, turn the engine, and drive off. I don't know how to change the oil, fill the tank, or pump the tyres. Don'...
- 12. Jun 2012, 15:10
- Forum: Using VirtualBox
- Topic: Migrating VM from one PC to another
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6411
Re: Migrating VM from one PC to another
OK, I have solved this problem, and it was as easy as I thought it should be. The trick I did not know was to create a new machine. I didn't have to import or add or anything, nor copy folders across, nor create clones. I just went through the steps of naming the machine, specifying the OS, setting ...
- 8. Jun 2012, 14:17
- Forum: Using VirtualBox
- Topic: Migrating VM from one PC to another
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6411
Re: Migrating VM from one PC to another
Version-wise: every time VirtualBox asks me to download a new version, I do. I use it to run a win2k program that I need occasionally, and I have used it in the past few months. I thought backups were the way to preserve data, but clearly I am wrong. In any case I cannot restore the backup as the ne...
- 8. Jun 2012, 08:09
- Forum: Using VirtualBox
- Topic: Migrating VM from one PC to another
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6411
Re: Migrating VM from one PC to another
I wish I understood the instructions. My motherboard died last Saturday. After replacing it with a newer model, my computer would not boot so I had reinstall an OS. Everything is on the computer, it just has to talk to the OS again, so I am having to reinstall a lot of stuff including Virtualbox. It...