Hello everyone
I am a little pedantic and wondered which of these files, some have not been modified for a while, I could delete.
It seems as if windows xp.vbox-prev would be one??
Thanks,
Don
Obsolete Files in VM Folder
Obsolete Files in VM Folder
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Re: Obsolete Files in VM Folder
VirtualBox typically keeps one previous version, and otherwise automatically deletes older files.
The .vbox-prev, as the name implies, is the backup (previous copy) of the .vbox file. You can delete it, but is 8KB really critical? Plus a new one will be created the next time you run that VM.
p.s. Turn on file extensions.
The .vbox-prev, as the name implies, is the backup (previous copy) of the .vbox file. You can delete it, but is 8KB really critical? Plus a new one will be created the next time you run that VM.
p.s. Turn on file extensions.
Re: Obsolete Files in VM Folder
Fair enough...
This is a VM on another PC - I would like to remove the sub-folder Windows XP (in the folder Windows XP)
How would I do this?
This is a VM on another PC - I would like to remove the sub-folder Windows XP (in the folder Windows XP)
How would I do this?
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Re: Obsolete Files in VM Folder
The following assumes that D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\Windows XP.vdi is the disk for the VM defined in D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\Windows XP\Windows XP.vbox:
In the main Virtualbox window, File menu, Tools pop-out, Virtual Media Manager, select the correct Windows XP.vdi and Move it to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\Windows XP\". In File Explorer you should now see no .vdi in "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\" and the ,vdi should be in the same folder as the .vbox file in "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\Windows XP\". Close the Media Manager.
Right-click the Windows XP VM in the main list and click Move... Make a new folder in Move the VM to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\" called "VMhold". Move the Windows XP VM to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\VMhold\".
You should now have a completely empty "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\" folder which you can delete.
Right-click the Windows XP VM in the main list and click Move... Move the VM to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\".
Delete the empty "D:\Virtualbox VMs\VMhold\" folder.
In the main Virtualbox window, File menu, Tools pop-out, Virtual Media Manager, select the correct Windows XP.vdi and Move it to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\Windows XP\". In File Explorer you should now see no .vdi in "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\" and the ,vdi should be in the same folder as the .vbox file in "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\Windows XP\". Close the Media Manager.
Right-click the Windows XP VM in the main list and click Move... Make a new folder in Move the VM to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\" called "VMhold". Move the Windows XP VM to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\VMhold\".
You should now have a completely empty "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\" folder which you can delete.
Right-click the Windows XP VM in the main list and click Move... Move the VM to "D:\Virtualbox VMs\".
Delete the empty "D:\Virtualbox VMs\VMhold\" folder.
Re: Obsolete Files in VM Folder
No can do... .that Windows XP folder still has a subfolder Windows XP ...scottgus1 wrote: You should now have a completely empty "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\" folder which you can delete.
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Re: Obsolete Files in VM Folder
Possibly the versioned .vbox files will still be there (e.g. Windows XP-1.15-windows.vbox). But you can move them manually to the location of Windows XP.vbox (or remove them if you're sure that you don't want to downgrade VirtualBox).scottgus1 wrote:You should now have a completely empty "D:\Virtualbox VMs\Windows XP\" folder which you can delete.
Re: Obsolete Files in VM Folder
No matter.... with your help I managed to move things around... the problem was that I pre-created a Windows XP folder and installation led to a Windows XP folder within that folder... sorted though.
Thanks!
Thanks!