Snapshots - Help Needed

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PopsiclePete
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Joined: 29. May 2009, 17:30
Primary OS: Ubuntu other
VBox Version: OSE Debian
Guest OSses: WIndows XP Pro

Snapshots - Help Needed

Post by PopsiclePete »

Host OS: Ubuntu 9.04
Guest OS: Windows XP Pro SP3
VBox: 2.2.2 r46594

Hello Everyone,

I'm in need of some help. Over the past month I migrated my primary Windows PC into a VM on Ubuntu. I took 2 snapshots early on as I loaded the OS (Win XP). Yesterday a co-worker was curious about the snapshot feature so I showed him how it worked - mistakingly reverting back to the latest snapshot. By doing this I completely wiped out 2+ weeks of data that was on the VM. BIG OOPS.

So... Please tell me there is a way I can get back to the previous configuration. Is there anything I can do to recover? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
dmcgraw
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Primary OS: Ubuntu 8.10
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Guest OSses: XP, Ubuntu 9.10
Location: St. Louis, MO, USA

Re: Snapshots - Help Needed

Post by dmcgraw »

Unfortunately, unless you have a recent system backup, in a word, you are SOL.
PopsiclePete
Posts: 2
Joined: 29. May 2009, 17:30
Primary OS: Ubuntu other
VBox Version: OSE Debian
Guest OSses: WIndows XP Pro

Re: Snapshots - Help Needed

Post by PopsiclePete »

Crap-o-l-a...

I guess I learned my lesson.
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