To clone a VirtualBox virtual machine on Windows (“yourvbox.vdi” file) you need to use the command “vboxmanager.exe clonehd yourvirtualbox.vdi yourvirtualboxoutput.vdi”
- Open a prompt
- Position yourself in the folder of the virtual machine file to clone directory (
- cd C:\virtualbox_to_clone
- Use the vboxmanage.exe utility, under your VirtualBox install folder:
- “C:\Program Files\Sun\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe” clonehd “C:\virtualbox_to_clone\yourvbox.vdi” ”C:\virtualbox_to_clone\yourvboxoutput.vdi”
And now you have your new VirtualBox machine to use.