The easiest way I have found is to just shut the VM down and copy the vmdk file. You can do the snapshot like John has suggested, but be sure to remove the snapshot after you are done or you will eventually kill your performance. On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:39 AM, John J. Macey wrote: > > Hi All, > > I run Linux Mint 14 with the Cinnamon Desktop Manager, and back-up my > system using the KDE utility KBackup. It is a great little app! I've > started to Virtualize several operating systems e.g. MS$ 7, Whonix-Gateway, > and Whonix-Desktop. I am using Oracle's VM VMWare to do this. In the future > I might want to Virtualize Backtrack. I did have a dual-boot Mint / > Backtrack system going, but then wiped the drive, and started to look at > Virtualization. > > Each one of these Virtual Machines has it own Folder, which can be found > in the Folder named VirtualBox VMs. Is backing these machines up going to > be as simple as checking a box when I run KBackup, and save the Folder > VirtualBox VMs? > > Thanks in advance for any comments. Apologizes also, if this is in fact, a > "no-brainer". LOL! > > John* > ** * > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >