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the problem get uuid

Posted: 7. Nov 2015, 12:26
by saloma

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C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage internalcommands sethduuid F:\bacap\websrv.vdi
VBoxManage.exe: error: Cannot set a new UUID: VERR_VD_IMAGE_READ_ONLY
windows 10, run cmd as administrator-did not help

Re: the problem get uuid

Posted: 7. Nov 2015, 14:57
by mpack
Naturally it didn't help. Administrators can't overwrite read only files. You need to find out why F: is read only. For example is the file already opened in a running VM, or stored on read only media, or media which the current user can't access.