Safe to remove vmdk file use for migrating from VMware?

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anord
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Safe to remove vmdk file use for migrating from VMware?

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Dear all,
I recently migrated my VM from VMware Fusion to VirtualBox using a collated vmdk file from the former. This now sits on my desktop.

Can I safely change location of this file (Desktop was a bad choice aesthetically) now that everything is up and running? (I assume deletion of said file is out of question.)

Many thanks,
Andreas
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Re: Safe to remove vmdk file use for migrating from VMware?

Post by loukingjr »

You would have to detach it from the guest first in the Storage settings, move it hopefully inside the guest folder, then reattach it as an existing disk.
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anord
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Re: Safe to remove vmdk file use for migrating from VMware?

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Thank you, it worked out nicely!
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Re: Safe to remove vmdk file use for migrating from VMware?

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welcome.
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