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How to Fix: VirtualBox UUID already exists hard disk (ubuntu / windows)
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“Failed to open the hard disk E:\VirtualBox VMs\Windows 8 \Windows 8 Enterprise2.vhd.
Cannot register the hard disk ‘E:\VirtualBox VMs\Windows 8 \Windows 8 Enterprise2.vhd’
{ca2bdc6a-a487-4e57-9fcd-509d0c31d86d} because a hard disk
‘E:\VirtualBox VMs\Windows 8 Enterprise\Windows 8 Enterprise2.vhd’ with UUID {ca2bdc6a-a487-4e57-9fcd-509d0c31d86d} already exists.
Result Code:
E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057)
Component:
VirtualBox
Interface:
IVirtualBox {3b2f08eb-b810-4715-bee0-bb06b9880ad2}
Callee RC:
VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)”
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== Ubuntu:
# use this for locate binary vbox manager
$ locate vboxmanage
# output:
# /usr/bin/vboxmanage
# now change UUID
$ /usr/bin/vboxmanage internalcommands sethduuid "/path/my/harddisk.vdi"
# after try import harddisk again.
== Windows:
# open CMD (prompt) and run this:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBOXMANAGE.EXE internalcommands sethduuid “X:\path\my\harddisk.vdi”
# after try import harddisk again.
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