id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
5637	VBoxManage clonehd is very slow when cloning empty VDI => fixed in SVN/3.2.6	Donuts		"Hi,

VBoxManage is very slow when cloning an empty VDI file. For example, try this:
  VBoxManage createhd --filename test.vdi --size 20480 
  VBoxManage clonehd test.vdi test_cloned.vdi

That maxes out my 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo for about 20 seconds. (Ubuntu 9.10 x86 host)
"	defect	closed	virtual disk	VirtualBox 3.2.4	fixed			other	other