In this article, We will show you how to export the virtual machine from one Oracle VM VirtualBox and then import it to another Oracle VM VirtualBox. You can do it between two Windows machines or you can import it to the same machine to test and learn more. This article has two parts, the first one deals with the export of the virtual machine and the second one about the import of the virtual machine. Then, let's start with the first part.
Export the virtual machine to Oracle VM VirtualBox
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Connect Windows 10
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Abra Oracle VM VirtualBox
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Shut down the virtual machine you want to export. Right click on the virtual machine, click Close and then Shut Down. The virtual machine will shut down in a few seconds.
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Click File on the main menu and then click Export Device. You can also export the virtual machine by pressing CTRL + E on the keyboard.
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In Virtual machines to export, select the virtual machine you want to export and then click Next. At the bottom of the window, can choose expert mode, which will provide you with more information to export the virtual machine. We will use the guide mode.
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In Device Settings, choose the virtual machine format, create the file name and its location. In format, there are three different options, incluido Open Virtualization Format 0.9, 1.0 Y 2.0. Open virtualization format only supports ovf or ova extensions. If you use the ovf extension, multiple files will be written separately. If you use the ova extension, all files will be combined into one open virtualization format file. We will keep the default format: Open Virtualization Format 1.0.
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In Virtual System Settings, enter the descriptive information to be added to the virtual machine and then click Export. Can be changed by double clicking on individual lines. If you don't want to add descriptive information, just click Export. In our case, we will not add any descriptive information.
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Wait until Oracle VM VirtualBox finishes exporting the virtual machine
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Congratulations . You have successfully exported your virtual machine.
Import the virtual machine to Oracle VM VirtualBox
In the second part, we will import the virtual machine that we exported in the previous step. As it was mentioned already, you can import virtual machine to Oracle VM VirtualBox on other windows machine or same machine as for testing purposes.
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Si ha cerrado Oracle VM VirtualBox, open it again.
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Click on the file and then Import Device. You can also import the virtual machine by pressing CTRL + I on the keyboard.
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In Device to import, choose the source from which to import the virtual machine. It can be a local system to import the OVF file or one of the most popular cloud service providers to import the virtual machine from the cloud. In Archive, choose the file you exported in the previous part.
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In Device Settings, perform initial setup, as the name of the virtual machine, the guest operating system and resources (CPU, RAM, DVD, USB, sound card, network adapter, storage controller) and then click Import.
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Wait until Oracle VM VirtualBox completes the virtual machine import procedure
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Congratulations . You have successfully imported your virtual machine.
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Right click on the virtual machine, click Start and then Normal Start
