UUID of the hard disk is already exist in the media registry

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the_menace
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Re: UUID of the hard disk is already exist in the media registry

Post by the_menace »

If you just started using Virtual Box, you can just delete the registry (XML) residing in the /.VirtualBox directory while the application is closed. It will be recreated when you launch the application again.
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Re: UUID of the hard disk is already exist in the media registry

Post by Sasquatch »

Don't do that, your VMs will be gone too and registering them can be a crime.
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