[Solved] Vdi on a partition that is no longer accessible
Posted: 8. Nov 2017, 23:43
I'm running Virtualbox 5.2.0 in Xubuntu 17.04. One of my VMs is XP and it's vdi is on a partition which contains a (non virtual) installation of Windows (as a dual-boot with Xubuntu).
Recently I needed to restore that installation of Windows from a Norton Ghost file, but the restore failed and rendered the partition inaccessible. I had copied the vdi file to a different partition before the restore, thinking I'd be able to copy it back afterwards.
So I deleted the old vdi from within VB and tried to attach the copy instead. The problem is, VB still acknowledges the existence of the original vdi, and will not let me attach the copy because it has the same uuid.
Before I start from scratch and create a new XP VM, I just wondered whether anyone knows of a way to delete the connection to the old vdi (on the now inaccessible partition) and connect to the copy.
Thanks for any help/information..
Mike
Recently I needed to restore that installation of Windows from a Norton Ghost file, but the restore failed and rendered the partition inaccessible. I had copied the vdi file to a different partition before the restore, thinking I'd be able to copy it back afterwards.
So I deleted the old vdi from within VB and tried to attach the copy instead. The problem is, VB still acknowledges the existence of the original vdi, and will not let me attach the copy because it has the same uuid.
Before I start from scratch and create a new XP VM, I just wondered whether anyone knows of a way to delete the connection to the old vdi (on the now inaccessible partition) and connect to the copy.
Thanks for any help/information..
Mike