With regard to options for
a. cloning a VM
b. taking snapshots
c. simply copying the VM's folder (containing the .vdi & .vbox files) to another location,
I'm a bit confused on what the advantages are of using one "backup" method when compared to the others. e.g. a linked clone seems to have a lot in common with snapshots.
Why/when should I choose one option over the others? What's the primary goal of each method?
Sincerely,
He-who-is-a-newbie-and-has-already-screwed-up-and-trashed-more-VMs-than-he-hasn't-and-is-worried-that-Microsoft-and-Apple-are-going-to-think-I'm-installing-their-OSs-on-a-new-device-every-two-days....