I'm really uncomfortable having these files on C. I always have my data files on a different drive.
How do I move these files?
It is not the actual VMs, but some kind of working files for Virtualbox.
C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox
You can see an image of the files here (replace [dotco] with .co)
pasteboard[dotco]/9Pc9nq1JOT5p.jpg
How do I move files OFF c (C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox\)
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Re: How do I move files OFF c (C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox\)
Yes, see https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch10. ... ata-global, and use the VBOX_USER_HOME environment variable to point to the folder where you want the files and logs to be made. Then reboot the host so no Virtualbox processes or windows are running, and manually copy all the files inside "C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox" to the specified folder.
When you open Virtualbox, you'll see all your VMs ready to go. If you see an empty list, please post back and we'll walk through the problem.
When you open Virtualbox, you'll see all your VMs ready to go. If you see an empty list, please post back and we'll walk through the problem.
Re: How do I move files OFF c (C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox\)
Thanks! But where do I find this variable 'VBOX_USER_HOME'?
Referring to chapter 10 that you linked me to, I looked in :\Users\User\.VirtualBox\ but none of the xml files I opened had that variable.
I'm assuming Windows: $HOME/.VirtualBox
refers to that directory?
Can you ELI5?
Referring to chapter 10 that you linked me to, I looked in :\Users\User\.VirtualBox\ but none of the xml files I opened had that variable.
I'm assuming Windows: $HOME/.VirtualBox
refers to that directory?
Can you ELI5?
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Re: How do I move files OFF c (C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox\)
It's an environment variable in the host OS. Web-search how to make environment variables in your host OS.
Re: How do I move files OFF c (C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox\)
I think I found the answer, tho not sure yet if it works.
There is really no clue in that "guide" that you have to set an variable (VBOX_USER_HOME) here:
My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables
There is really no clue in that "guide" that you have to set an variable (VBOX_USER_HOME) here:
My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables
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Re: How do I move files OFF c (C:\Users\User\.VirtualBox\)
That's true. That portion of the "guide", popularly referred to as the Virtualbox Manual, is OS-agnostic, because the same environment variable is used on Windows, Linux, OSX, and Solaris, and how to set an environment variable is different in each OS family. And at any time the OS family may change how it's done. Virtualbox isn't maintaining instructions on how to run OS's. Thus:TimOz wrote:There is really no clue in that "guide"
scottgus1 wrote:Web-search how to make environment variables in your host OS.