VirtualBox doesn't even see a VHD file
Posted: 30. Nov 2021, 02:30
Host system: Linux Ubuntu 18
Guest system trying to set up: Windows 7
Created a new Guest system and told it I was using an existing virtual hard disk file. I go into the Hard Disk Selector and select. I then go to the folder where the file is and no file is shown. I know the file is there (it is 250GB in size and that it can be accesses with the command and I then can see and open files in the vhd file.Even the Tools does not see the file.
Note, my internal disk drive does not have sufficient space to store the vhd file, so I tried different ways:
I put it on a USB drive and set up USB in the VB guest configuration and I can see the folder but no file in it.
I put the file on a mounted USB disk and made a symbolic link to it on my home disk.
If I can't see the disk in Virtualbox, I can't use it.
Guest system trying to set up: Windows 7
Created a new Guest system and told it I was using an existing virtual hard disk file. I go into the Hard Disk Selector and select
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Note, my internal disk drive does not have sufficient space to store the vhd file, so I tried different ways:
I put it on a USB drive and set up USB in the VB guest configuration and I can see the folder but no file in it.
I put the file on a mounted USB disk and made a symbolic link to it on my home disk.
If I can't see the disk in Virtualbox, I can't use it.