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guest machine vanished after virtualbox upgrade
Posted: 23. Apr 2015, 05:35
by waterloo2010
I upgraded VirtualBox to 4.3.26 from a previously installed (fairly recent) version on my Windows 8.1 (64-bit) host. After the upgrade, the VirtualBox window showed no guest machines. It's as if I had installed VirtualBox from scratch for the first time. Prior to the upgrade, I had a Linux Ubuntu guest with a lot of software installed, and I would like that guest back. Any idea where it went and how to recover it?
Re: guest machine vanished after virtualbox upgrade
Posted: 23. Apr 2015, 06:00
by loukingjr
Did you look in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\? If so, use the VirtualBox "Add Machine" menu item to register the machine.
If you changed the default machine folder location, look there.
Re: guest machine vanished after virtualbox upgrade
Posted: 23. Apr 2015, 13:33
by scottgus1
You can do a computer-wide search for *.vbox When you find it, double-click it. That should re-register your guest.
Re: guest machine vanished after virtualbox upgrade
Posted: 24. Apr 2015, 15:26
by waterloo2010
Thanks, searching my folders for *.vbox solved the problem.