how to save guests when upgrade op system

[corkscrew]

I am running ubuntu hardy heron with VB version 2.1.2, with a windows xp guest. I am going to do a clean install of jaunty jackalope but i want to save my xp guest how do i do this?

[Sasquatch]

If you haven't changed the default locations for the VMs and it's files (hard disks, snapshots, etc.), then all you need is a backup of the entire .VirtualBox folder from your home drive. This folder is hidden, because it starts with a '.'. After your done with the clean install, restore the folder to the home drive and everything should be ok.

A little advise, I would wait a month or two for Ubuntu Karmic. It will come out on October 29th.

[corkscrew]

If you haven't changed the default locations for the VMs and it's files (hard disks, snapshots, etc.), then all you need is a backup of the entire .VirtualBox folder from your home drive. This folder is hidden, because it starts with a '.'. After your done with the clean install, restore the folder to the home drive and everything should be ok.

A little advise, I would wait a month or two for Ubuntu Karmic. It will come out on October 29th.

I have changed the default location of the virtual drive and snapshots, my partitions are / home and data the data partition is where the virtual drive is along with snapshots, so that partition will not be over written when i install. So do i still only need to make a copy of the hidden .Virtualbox folder?

[Sasquatch]

If the storage location will stay the same, then only the preferences and links to the VMs need to be backed up, which is indeed in the .VirtualBox folder.