clonehd from CIFS share

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JJohnson
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Joined: 6. Feb 2012, 11:29
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
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clonehd from CIFS share

Post by JJohnson »

Hello Guys,
I am trying to clone an hd hosted on a CIFS share, but when I just use: "VBoxManage.exe clonehd \\server\share\node.vdi c:\Virtualbox\node.vdi" I get the following error:
VBoxManage.exe: error: The medium '\\server\share\node.vdi' can't be used as the requested device type

Is there a way to directly copy from a share (without nasty workarounds like mounting before copying)?

Best regards, Jack
mpack
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Re: clonehd from CIFS share

Post by mpack »

Fill out your profile. Knowing what host you were using would have been useful. As would knowing what version of VirtualBox you use.
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