On Linux, Mac OS X, and Oracle Solaris, this is generally taken from the environment variable $HOME, except for the user root where it is taken from the account database. If it does not exist then an attempt with %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% is made. On very old Windows versions which do not have this function or where it unexpectedly returns an error, there is a fallback based on environment variables. On Windows, this is the location returned by the SHGetFolderPath function of the Windows system library Shell32.dll, asking for the user profile.
The location of this home directory depends on the conventions of the host operating system, as follows: vbox file extension, and its disk images.īy default, this machine folder is placed in a common folder called VirtualBox VMs, which Oracle VM VirtualBox creates in the current system user's home directory. Machines Created by Oracle VM VirtualBox Version 4.0 or Laterīy default, each virtual machine has one directory on your host computer where all the files of that machine are stored: the XML settings file, with a. Where all these files are stored depends on which version of Oracle VM VirtualBox created the machine.ġ0.1.1. In addition, most virtual machine have one or more virtual hard disks, which are typically represented by disk images, such as those in VDI format. In Oracle VM VirtualBox, a virtual machine and its settings are described in a virtual machine settings file in XML format. The contents of this chapter are not required reading in order to use Oracle VM VirtualBox successfully. This chapter provides additional information for readers who are familiar with computer architecture and technology and wish to find out more about how Oracle VM VirtualBox works under the hood. Details About Hardware Virtualization 10.7. Details About Software Virtualization 10.6. Oracle VM VirtualBox Executables and Components 10.3. Summary of 4.0 Configuration Changes 10.1.5. Machines Created by Oracle VM VirtualBox Versions Before 4.0 10.1.3. Machines Created by Oracle VM VirtualBox Version 4.0 or Later 10.1.2. Where Oracle VM VirtualBox Stores its Files 10.1.1. Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site.
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