Update VirtualBox VM UUID

wagscat123 · 08-12-2021, 03:26 PM

Hi all,

I keep trying to add a *.vbox file packaged with a *.vmdk virtual machine. When I add to add that VM to my VirtualBox, I get the error:

Code:

  Trying to open a VM config '/Users/jrsharp3/Documents/vm_share/WISP_1.3.0/WISP_1.3.0.vbox' which has the same UUID as an existing virtual machine.
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even if I run the command

Code:

VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid

on it.

How can I fix this? I added a version of the machine in already, but modified it. I want to have both the modified and unmodified version in VirtualBox

Aeterna · 08-12-2021, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wagscat123

Hi all,

I keep trying to add a *.vbox file packaged with a *.vmdk virtual machine. When I add to add that VM to my VirtualBox, I get the error:

Code:

  Trying to open a VM config '/Users/jrsharp3/Documents/vm_share/WISP_1.3.0/WISP_1.3.0.vbox' which has the same UUID as an existing virtual machine.
p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }

even if I run the command

Code:

VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid

on it.

How can I fix this? I added a version of the machine in already, but modified it. I want to have both the modified and unmodified version in VirtualBox

Maybe machine was registered (partially successful). Try first:

Quote:

vboxmanage list hdds

if you will see your machine listed, remove UUID first:

Quote:

vboxmanage closemedium disk uuid_of_your_machine --delete

GentleThotSeaMonkey · 08-12-2021, 08:03 PM

Have you seen like https://superuser.com/questions/4681...virtual-machin
? "Trying to open a VM config" "which has the same UUID as an existing virtual machine" web-search finds some ...
The VirtualBox.org forums seem to get good&prompt replies VB experts', esp. to sophisticated (='good') questions like this (but their first response is often: "log?"?)

Aeterna · 08-13-2021, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GentleThotSeaMonkey

Have you seen like https://superuser.com/questions/4681...virtual-machin
? "Trying to open a VM config" "which has the same UUID as an existing virtual machine" web-search finds some ...
The VirtualBox.org forums seem to get good&prompt replies VB experts', esp. to sophisticated (='good') questions like this (but their first response is often: "log?"?)

link(S) refers to cloned machines, in OP case something happened and installation was incomplete leaving traces in the form of UUID. Just remove offending UUID. This does not solve a reason why VM machine could not be installed in the first place.