How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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Stanbox
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How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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I apologize if I am creating this thread in the wrong segment, I have an external HD with about 150gb free and I would like to run my virtualbox from the external HD, however I don't know if this is possible, can anyone tell me how to go about this? thanks all.
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Re: How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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Do you want to run VirtualBox from an external HD, which takes only a few MB? Or do you want to store your VMs that take multi-GB of space to the external HD? Because the latter is easy, you just change the Default Machine Folder in the VirtualBox Preferences » General.

On the other hand, if you think that you can simply have a hard drive that you carry with you, and you can plug it in to any computer, and you start using VirtualBox? Forget about it. VirtualBox is a low-level program that needs to install kernel driversfor your underlying hardware. It's not a Portable Firefox, Portable Notepad++ or Portable <anything> like that. It has to be installed, with Admin rights on each and every computer.
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Re: How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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Thanks for replying, Yes, I want to be able to run virtualbox from an external HD, is it possible?
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Re: How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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You didn't read my reply, did you? No you can't run a "portable" VirtualBox.

And BTW, you didn't even read my signature, the 2nd line, right? ;)
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Re: How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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socratis wrote:You didn't read my reply, did you? No you can't run a "portable" VirtualBox.

And BTW, you didn't even read my signature, the 2nd line, right? ;)
Sorry about that.
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Re: How do I install virtualbox in an external HD?

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:shock: :lol:
Without any further comment...
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