Bug and Workaround - Virtual Machine is inaccessible.

[kriskizlyk]

Just wanted to report a bug, and a workaround. I have a virtual machine on a different partition of my hard disk so that I can access it with a Windows 7 Dual Boot system. I have a separate .vbox file for both Ubuntu and Win7. Actually, if anyone has experienced this before a solution would be appreciated!

BUG: With a fresh boot of Ubuntu 15.10 a Virtual Machine is inaccessible error appears , see example below:

Runtime error opening '/media/kriskizlyk/kk_archer_storage/VHD/Windows7_64/Windows7_64.vbox' for reading: -102(File not found.).
/home/vbox/vbox-5.0.14/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImpl.cpp[740] (nsresult Machine::i_registeredInit()).
Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {yiddy yadda}

WORKAROUND:
Navigate to that drive using the the file explorer and the virtual machine is now accessible.

[socratis]

'/media/kriskizlyk/kk_archer_storage/VHD/Windows7_64/Windows7_64.vbox'

Is the .vbox file located in an external mountable hard drive? Is Ubuntu preventing/delaying access to remote HDs unless needed? Is your action to browse the contents forcing that "need"?

[kriskizlyk]

'/media/kriskizlyk/kk_archer_storage/VHD/Windows7_64/Windows7_64.vbox'

Is the .vbox file located in an external mountable hard drive? Is Ubuntu preventing/delaying access to remote HDs unless needed? Is your action to browse the contents forcing that "need"?

The drives and OS are located on a separate partition but on the same hard drive. Yes, I have to physically "pick" the external hard drive in Ubuntu for the error to resolve, the error will not resolve until this action is done.