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Can I Create a snapshot to overwrite a existing snapshot?
Posted: 29. Nov 2013, 03:41
by Wang Zi
As the title.
After using virtualbox for a while, I found there are so many snapshot, even I am confused. So I am wondering can I create a new snapshot and overwrite a existing one?
Regards,
Hua Jie
Re: Can I Create a snapshot to overwrite a existing snapshot
Posted: 29. Nov 2013, 09:54
by socratis
Let's say that you have the following scenario:
|- Snapshot01
|- Snapshot02
|- Snapshot03
|- Snapshot04
|- Current State
Let's say you're interested in Snapshot02 and Snapshot04. You can select any of the previous snapshots that you don't need any more and Delete it. In this example, select Snapshot01 and Snapshot03 and press Delete. The changes will be merged to the next available snapshot. The merge can take from seconds to minutes, depending on the changes between the snapshots.
Re: Can I Create a snapshot to overwrite a existing snapshot
Posted: 29. Nov 2013, 14:20
by mpack
I strongly suggest that you back up or clone your VM before beginning that.
Re: Can I Create a snapshot to overwrite a existing snapshot
Posted: 29. Nov 2013, 21:35
by ChipMcK
why not just Clone the mess?
MenuBar Machine --> Clone ... after selecting the virtual machine in GUI
Best of Luck