.VirtualBox folder in different versions of VBox

[Angry]

I installed VBox OSE from source in the 2.6.32-020632rc5-generic kernel on Ubuntu 9.10. I plan on installing the non-ose version when the kernel is fully released or a more stable 2.6.32.x version is released. Does anyone know if it will be a problem to use the same .VirtualBox folder and thus keep all my vdi's? Thanks!

[vbox4me2]

Your VDI's should remain untouched in either case.

[Angry]

Well the folder named .VirtualBox won't be touched and I understand that, but would there be any read or permission problems with a non-ose version of VirtualBox reading from a folder created by the OSE version? I just wonder if I install the non-ose version of VirtualBox and try to start up my vm's if it's going to say something is preventing it from starting the vm's.

[Sasquatch]

The folder is in your home folder, so if there would be any read or write problems, it would be a very bad thing. That means that some third party (like, maybe root or some malicious program) changed them, but that's very unlikely to happen.