Importing VM

[johnbuk]

Using just my own stupidity I managed to delete some system files on my laptop. At the time I was using Ubuntu 10.10, with Virtualbox, as host to Windows Vista. On that VM was a Web Authoring program and a website I manage.

I managed to salvage amongst other data the full (.Virtualbox) file using a Live CD and transferred it to an Ext HDD.

I have now reformatted my laptop and reinstalled Ubuntu and VB OSE 4.0.4 (using the Ubuntu Software Centre). What I need to know -

is there any way I can use the data I have salvaged to recreate the VM?

I have a snapshot vdi of the day I last used VB and the other files.

I tried renaming the new .Virtualbox file and placing the salvaged one in it's place - but no dice.

I placed the snapshot file in the new Virtualbox VMs file and tried loading that but got the error re the UUID (i think those were the letters). I tried to understand the tutorial about this issue but I'm afraid it lost after 3 lines.

So, to recap, am I able to use the salvaged .Virtualbox data in any way to save my website?

Thanks for your help.

John B

[mpack]

We''ll need specifics I'm afraid, particularly an exact folder listing of all the relevant files you have, with sizes and full names (no hiding the extensions). Accurate data is needed: for example ".VirtualBox" is a folder, not a file, and its contents may or may not be enough, depending on which VBox version created it. In short you had better list the contents for us.

[johnbuk]

Ok, thanks for the response, I've just sorted this issue out and have mounted the old Hard Disk on the new set up.
JB