Is there a way to recover the files in a Linux OS in VirtualBox?
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VirtualBoxuser3
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Is there a way to recover the files in a Linux OS in VirtualBox?
Could anyone help me with, is there any way to recover the files in a Linux OS in VirtualBox that worked previously but one could not start now? Many thanks.
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BillG
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Re: Is there a way to recover the files in a Linux OS in VirtualBox?
Yes.
Just like a physical disk, you do not need a virtual disk to be bootable to read files from it. Attach the virtual hard disk of the Linux vm to a working vm as an additional drive. That is the simplest way.
Just like a physical disk, you do not need a virtual disk to be bootable to read files from it. Attach the virtual hard disk of the Linux vm to a working vm as an additional drive. That is the simplest way.
Bill
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scottgus1
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Re: Is there a way to recover the files in a Linux OS in VirtualBox?
On a Windows host, 7-zip (free, BTW) can open Virtualbox .vdi's, interpret Linux filesystems in the .vdi, and extract files to the Windows host.
I just successfully tried this on Ubuntu, Kali, and Puppy guests.
I just successfully tried this on Ubuntu, Kali, and Puppy guests.