[Solved] Failed to open Virtual Machine - start tag expected...
Posted: 4. Oct 2017, 02:33
Hello, I recently had to move a guest to another drive. I deleted the machine from within Virtual Box and copied the folder containing the .vbox file, the .vbox-prev file and the .vmdk disk image file all to an external drive. I was then able to import it back in by simply double clicking on the moved .vbox file, booted up and verified everything was great. I then shut down and imported a new image via .ova file and this is when I noticed the previously moved machine was listed with an error claiming there was a problem with the path but I verified the path was correct and what the heck I was just booted into that machine??? I deleted the machine (again keeping the files intact) and attempted again to double click the .vbox file to import the machine but now it gives an error:
Not really sure how to grab any logs for this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Failed to open virtual machine located in /...the/...correct/...path/myfile.vbox even though again the path is confirmed good. Below the error in the details it says "Start tag expected, '<' not found.
Location" '/...the/...correct/...path/myfile.vbox', line 1 (0), column 1.
/Users/vboc/tinderbox/5.1-mac-rel/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImpl.cpp[485](nsresult Machine::initFormSettings(VirtualBox *, const com::Utf8Str &, const com::Guid *)).
Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {b2547866-a0a1-4391-8b86-6952d82efaa0}
Callee:
IVirtualBox {0169423f-46b4-cde9-91af-1e9d5b6cd945}