How to Clone a Virtual Box image

To clone a Virtual Box image do the following:

1. Copy the VM disk using following command

    VBoxManage clonevdi SourceDisk.VDI TargetDisk.VDI

2. Go To File -> Virtual Media Manager -> Add -> add the newly created disk (TargetDisk.vdi)

3. Create a New VM from Machine -> New,

   Type the new VM name,

   Allocate Memory,

   Virtual Hard Disk, Use Existing Hard Disk

   Select the  Hard Disk you added in step 2.

   Finish




   Copying the Virtual Machine HDD to other location will not work. You have to explicitly use the VBoxManage command in order to create a clone image.