oracle virtualbox copying hds doesnt work

On Windoz 7 64bit VBoxManage can be found in C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox

Apparently one way to clone a vbo hd is

VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid orac.vdi
UUID changed to: b534130a-XXXX-4e33-XXXX-9d64XXXX3ea2

but this does NOT work and you have use 'clonehd' instead !

UUID changed to: b534130a-XXXX-4e33-XXXX-9d64XXXX3ea2

VBoxManage clonehd orac.vdi orac2.vdi

0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%

'VDI'. UUID: a1922153-9c96-4629-9eb9-c753e43664d8

See also

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