virtual machine - Moving VirtualBox vhd to another location causes issue with uuid issues with the vhd -


i have installed 1 virtual machine disk on c: drive. got annoyingly full , had move vhd. location:

c:\..\vms\vm1 f:\..\vms\vm2 

then regenerated uuid hd (ran admin privileges):

c:\..\virtualbox> .\vboxmanage.exe internalcommands sethduuid "f:\..\.vmdk" uuid changed to: 6d201451-721c-433b-98a3-6fef07e61feb 

however when try attach moved disk error (below).

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my vagrantbox.xml not contain uuid's specified in error. o have tried variations restart of whole

here is:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- ** not edit file. ** if make changes file while virtualbox related application ** running, changes overwritten later, without taking effect. ** use vboxmanage or virtualbox manager gui make changes. --> <virtualbox xmlns="http://www.innotek.de/virtualbox-settings" version="1.12-windows">   <global>     <extradata>       <extradataitem name="gui/detailspageboxes" value="general,preview,system,display,storage,audio,network,usb,sharedfolders,description"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/groupdefinitions/" value="m=b57112cb-c922-4986-87c0-c38002f9332b,m=ef9ad9a1-983c-497f-877e-33365dac118e,m=88180380-4021-47f7-8650-50e91806a1f5,m=d8110f52-c90e-4cfe-bd3d-09e17bd456fc"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/lastitemselected" value="m=gns3 iou vm"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/lastwindowposition" value="212,39,885,600"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/recentfoldercd" value="h:/"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/recentfolderhd" value="f:/virtualboxvms/gns3 iou vm"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/recentlistcd" value="h:\kali-linux-1.1.0a-amd64.iso;"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/recentlisthd" value="f:\virtualboxvms\gns3 iou vm\gns3 iou vm-disk1.vmdk;f:\virtualboxvms\kali 1.1.0a x64\kali 1.1.0a x64.vhd;"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/splittersizes" value="205,676"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/suppressmessages" value=",warnaboutinaccessiblemedia,confirmgoingscale,confirmgoingseamless,remindaboutmouseintegration"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/updatecheckcount" value="11"/>       <extradataitem name="gui/updatedate" value="1 d, 2015-07-17, stable, 4.3.16"/>     </extradata>     <machineregistry>       <machineentry uuid="{b57112cb-c922-4986-87c0-c38002f9332b}" src="f:/virtualboxvms/linux ubuntu 14.04.1 lts x64/linux ubuntu 14.04.1 lts x64.vbox"/>       <machineentry uuid="{ef9ad9a1-983c-497f-877e-33365dac118e}" src="f:/virtualboxvms/windows 8.1 x64 member server/windows 8.1 x64 member server.vbox"/>       <machineentry uuid="{88180380-4021-47f7-8650-50e91806a1f5}" src="f:/virtualboxvms/kali 1.1.0a x64/kali 1.1.0a x64.vbox"/>       <machineentry uuid="{d8110f52-c90e-4cfe-bd3d-09e17bd456fc}" src="f:/virtualboxvms/gns3 iou vm/gns3 iou vm.vbox"/>     </machineregistry>     <mediaregistry>       <harddisks/>       <dvdimages/>       <floppyimages/>     </mediaregistry>     <netserviceregistry>       <dhcpservers>         <dhcpserver networkname="hostinterfacenetworking-virtualbox host-only ethernet adapter" ipaddress="192.168.56.100" networkmask="255.255.255.0" lowerip="192.168.56.101" upperip="192.168.56.254" enabled="1"/>       </dhcpservers>     </netserviceregistry>     <systemproperties defaultmachinefolder="c:\users\mindaugas\virtualbox vms" defaultharddiskformat="vdi" vrdeauthlibrary="vboxauth" webserviceauthlibrary="vboxauth" loghistorycount="3" exclusivehwvirt="false"/>     <usbdevicefilters/>   </global> </virtualbox> 

the proper way kind of data migration bit of research before doing it. proper way move virtual drive "copy" feature of file > virtual media manager (as described here: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14976 , @toris).

if did same mistake did , used copy->paste of disk , fail attach use these steps:

  1. go virtualbox management panel gui;
  2. press: file (top panel) -> virtual media manager (vmm);
  3. choose hard disks fail attach , remove them;
  4. reattach them each vm instance normal way;

there no uuid errors after removed disk through (vmm) - in case still errors, please post here or in question reference one, know solution has been tried out.


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