id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 446 clonevdi deletes the target file if it already exists gbuonfiglio "When cloning a vdi file using ""VBoxManage clonevdi"" it deletes the target file if it already exists. [[BR]] When issuing: [[BR]] $ VBoxManage clonevdi 7e10f139-5844-4735-169f-a96813bd6068 w2ktim2.vdi[[BR]] The output is: [[BR]] VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.4.0[[BR]] (C) 2005-2007 innotek GmbH[[BR]] All rights reserved.[[BR]] [[BR]] 0%...100%[[BR]] Error: failed to clone disk image. Error message: Could not copy the hard disk image '/home/vms1/.VirtualBox/VDI/w2ktim1.vdi' to '/home/vms1/.VirtualBox/VDI/w2ktim2.vdi' (VERR_ALREADY_EXISTS)[[BR]] [[BR]] At this point the target file is already deleted. Issuing a new clonevdi continues. At least I did it for the right image... ;-)[[BR]] $ VBoxManage clonevdi 7e10f139-5844-4735-169f-a96813bd6068 w2ktim2.vdi[[BR]] VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.4.0[[BR]] (C) 2005-2007 innotek GmbH[[BR]] All rights reserved.[[BR]] [[BR]] 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...[[BR]] " defect closed other VirtualBox 1.4.0 fixed other other