VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND and E_FAIL 0x80004005

[Gealbu]

After long time not using VirtualBox I get the following error when I choose my Mint 21.1 machine.

I get the following error:

Runtime error opening 'C:\Users\Gerhard\VirtualBox VMs\Mint 21.1\Mint 21.1.vbox' for reading VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND (File not found.).
D:\tinderboxa\win-7.0\src\VBox\Main\src-server\MachineImpl.cpp[1011] (long __cdecl Machine::i_registeredInit(void)).
Result Code:
E_FAIL (0X80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {300763af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}


Konnte die virtuelle Maschine in C:/Users/Gerhard/VirtualBox VMs/Mint 21.1/Mint 21.1.vbox nicht öffnen.
Trying to open a VM config 'C:/Users/Gerhard/VirtualBox VMs/Mint 21.1/Mint 21.1.vbox' which has the same UUID as an existing virtual machine.
Result Code:
E_FAIL (0X80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {300763af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}
Callee:
IVirtualBox {7682d5eb-f00e-44f1-8ca2-99d08b1cd607}

What is wrong?

[scottgus1]

Runtime error opening 'C:\Users\Gerhard\VirtualBox VMs\Mint 21.1\Mint 21.1.vbox' for reading VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND (File not found.)

This means Virtualbox is looking for a .vbox file "Mint 21.1.vbox" in the folder "C:\Users\Gerhard\VirtualBox VMs\Mint 21.1", and "File not found" means ... wait for it ... the file is not found. Virtualbox expects it to be there, and it isn't.

You'll need to hunt up why it's not there, then go to your host backups and get it and put it back.