Backup of virtualbox?

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Ryssen
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Backup of virtualbox?

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I have the .vdi files on another partion than Windows.And just incase I have to install Windows again is it enough if I bacup the folder virtualbox and replace it after I have installed Windows?
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Re: Backup of virtualbox?

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Depends on the version of VirtualBox you are using.
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Ryssen
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Re: Backup of virtualbox?

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The last one, 4.04
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Re: Backup of virtualbox?

Post by Sasquatch »

Then you should have the entire configuration and data file on the other partition/drive. Then the only thing that resides on the Windows side is the main config file of VB that holds the registered VMs, which you can import after a reinstall of Windows.
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