How do I move my VM from one mac to a new mac?

Stringbag · Post by **Stringbag** » 30. Nov 2010, 18:52

It has been asked before, and I have searched the forum and read the manual, but I am still confused!
Most of the instructions seem to be PC related.

I would like to move my win7 install to a new mac. Preferably without having to reactivate it.
I have no snapshots
I have 3.2.10 with 3.2.10 guest additions.

(I have had a bad experience in the past with migration assistant so don't want to use it).
Both macs are running 10.6.5
How do I go about it?

Thanks

Post by **Sasquatch** » 30. Nov 2010, 21:12

You should get a happy VB if you copy the entire .VirtualBox directory to the other Mac on the same location. I don't know where VB puts it on a Mac, but if it's in ~/Library/.VirtualBox, you would use the same location on the other Mac for it.
Let's test this first, before trying other methods.

rpmurray · Post by **rpmurray** » 30. Nov 2010, 22:56

Sasquatch wrote:I don't know where VB puts it on a Mac

On the Mac it's ~/Library/VirtualBox

Post by **Sasquatch** » 30. Nov 2010, 23:08

So close

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Stringbag · Post by **Stringbag** » 2. Dec 2010, 16:58

Perfect & so easy - drag and drop. Gotta love macs!
Thanks very much

mick463 · Post by **mick463** » 21. Dec 2010, 02:17

christ i spent all saturday night trying to copy my vms and it is that easy LOL,I love my mac.

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