How to convert "vmdk" to "vhd" using "clonehd"

[jonesrj]

I would like to convert one of my "vmdk's" to "vhd" to run in Win 8.1 virtual sys. I've found various illustrations which all end with the UUID.
I don't appear to have a UUID, As I understand it, the vm should be registered to be assigned a UUID? Mine is not registered, Can I conclude my "clonehd" statement with vm's ID. If I can, my vm's ID has a space in the middle, do I place ID in quotes??

[Perryg]

8.24 VBoxManage clonehd in your VirtualBox users manual

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convertfromraw <filename> <outputfile>
                [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD]
                [--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]
                [--uuid <uuid>]

[mpack]

I would like to convert one of my "vmdk's" to "vhd" to run in Win 8.1 virtual sys.

Why? There is no requirement - and no advantage - to use VHD in a Windows VM. VHD is the least reliable of the supported formats, the format you should be using is the VirtualBox native one, i.e. VDI.

If you need it in VHD format somewhere down the road, then convert it then.