I never do the export/import process for that exact reason. If I need to move a ...

k__ · on July 9, 2015

It would be nice to have the whole thing on an external SSD, which I could switch between my desktop and laptop.

Does this work or could the VMs get corrupted?

alien_acorn · on July 11, 2015

I have had no issues running a VM on an external drive.

k__ · on July 11, 2015

Even if you ran it on one machine with a Linux host and on another with a Windows host?

bradleyland · on July 13, 2015

I've not moved VM's between Windows and Linux, but it works fine going back and forth between OS X and Windows. The only caveat being that you have to re-visit the VM's settings for things like host volume mapping and especially networking config.

k__ · on July 13, 2015

Seems like the .vdi files are configured relative, so at least this should go automatically.

Host volume mapping is a folder shared between the host and the VM?

bradleyland · on July 13, 2015

> Host volume mapping is a folder shared between the host and the VM?

Yes.

k__ · on July 22, 2015

Bought a 128GB USB 3.0 stick. Works like a charm.

Hosts:

Notebook runs Linux Mint 17 with VirtualBox 5.0

Desktop runs Windows 7 with VirtualBox 4.3 (5.0 ha an issue on Win7 that Oracle won't fix, but prevent my VM from starting)

Guest:

Xubuntu 15.04 with the VirtualBox 5.0 Guest Additions

stinos · on July 10, 2015

thanks (also to bane for providing the link which essentially states the same), will try that next time