Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object.
The application will now terminate.
Document is empty.
Location: '/Users/shuvadass/Library/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml', line 1 (0), column 1.
/Users/vbox/tinderbox/6.0-mac-rel/src/VBox/Main/src-server/VirtualBoxImpl.cpp[624] (nsresult VirtualBox::init()).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: VirtualBoxWrap
Interface: IVirtualBox {d0a0163f-e254-4e5b-a1f2-011cf991c38d}
Callee: IVirtualBoxClient {d2937a8e-cb8d-4382-90ba-b7da78a74573}
Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object. The application will now terminate.
Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object. The application will now terminate.
I am getting the following error on my MAC pc. I don't see the VirtualBox folder in the location either. Instead, It just shows VirtualBox VMs with a list of all my VMs
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Re: Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object. The application will now terminate.
You also posted in the thread Virtualbox Won't Run At All (I've deleted your duplicate post), but you didn't read the answers:
Your VirtualBox.xml file is corrupt/empty. You have two options:shuva wrote:Location: '/Users/shuvadass/Library/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml', line 1 (0), column 1.
- If there is a "VirtualBox.xml-prev"
- Delete the "VirtualBox.xml",
- Copy the "VirtualBox.xml-prev" to "VirtualBox.xml".
- Delete "VirtualBox.xml" and it will be recreated. You will lose the list of your VM and your VirtualBox Manager settings. The VMs can be re-added manually via the "Add..." menu.
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Re: Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object. The application will now terminate.
There is .xml file. I did read your previous answers. I followed the location to find the file, but I did not see any .xml file
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Re: Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object. The application will now terminate.
You got to be more specific than that, I need the full name/path of the file.shuva wrote:There is .xml file
shuva wrote:There is .xml file
Huh???shuva wrote:but I did not see any .xml file
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Re: Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object. The application will now terminate.
Worked for me thank you, saved a lot of my time!Socratis wrote:Your VirtualBox.xml file is corrupt/empty. You have two options:shuva wrote:Location: '/Users/shuvadass/Library/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml', line 1 (0), column 1.
Of course the best solution is to restore the most recent backup of that file.
- If there is a "VirtualBox.xml-prev"
- Delete the "VirtualBox.xml",
- Copy the "VirtualBox.xml-prev" to "VirtualBox.xml".
- Delete "VirtualBox.xml" and it will be recreated. You will lose the list of your VM and your VirtualBox Manager settings. The VMs can be re-added manually via the "Add..." menu.