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[CLOSED]Virtualbox - Snapshot Management..??

Wirezfree

Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:40:08 pm

Hello,

I have read quite a number of threads on Snapshots, but I'm still not clear on Snapshots, and before I do something that is unrecoverable.!! :shock:
I have Virtualbox running on Zorin 8, and with Windows XP Pro, SP3 Guest all working fine.
I created an initial install, and have been incrementally adding software/updates & configuring XP, and creating Snapshots along the way.
I now have this showing in the Snapshots in VBox:

- Initial
-> Initial+1 (1 day ago)
--> Initial+2 (1 day ago)
---> Initial+3 (1 day ago)
----> Initial+4 (1 day ago)
-----> Initial+5 (22 hours ago)
------> Baseline(3 hours ago)
-------> Current State

I would like to "trim" the 17.97GB of Snapshots back to just:

-> Initial (1 day ago)
--> Baseline
---> Current State

Can I just delete Initial+1 to Initial+5 in that order 1 by 1, or is it not that simple.?

Many Thanks
Dave

Swarfendor437

Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:46:19 pm

Hi, Never done that - I know madvinegar is another keen fan of VBox but I have not gone that deep! :D

Wirezfree

Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:19:47 am

Swarfendor437 wrote:Hi, Never done that - I know madvinegar is another keen fan of VBox but I have not gone that deep! :D


Hi Swarfendor437,

I tried another suggestion of "Copy" last "Snapshot" but that does not seem to work,
I select it, but it does not seem to work.?

Maybe madvinegar will come along.?

Cheers... Dave
(with a dead mouse :) )

Wirezfree

Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:45:15 am

Hi,

In the end I used "Clone" option,
and read the on screen prompts carefully.

Cheers... Dave