VM w10 installed applications question.

[Bugman1400]

What happens to the applications and their files that are installed on a VM w10 when VM gets corrupt or has some other issue where it needs to be rebuilt? Is all that stored in vdisk1.img where you can get at the application files if you need to?

[SpaceInvaderOne]

Yes its installed in the vdisk image.

If the os isnt starting and you need to access the info on it, you can make a new vm with a different vdisk then add the old image as a second hd.

 

1. rename the corrupt os vdisk to vdiskold or similar to make it easier.

2. Then when you have the new vm working you can attach the vdiskold as a second harddrive. You  do this by pressing the plus sign next to primary harddrive then add the location of the image. (vdiskold)

3. Then you can start the vm and you will be able to access that disk from my computer and get to that data.

 

[SpaceInvaderOne]

If you have problems with windows vms getting corrupted and not starting then make a vm with 2 drives. A small say 30 gig partition for the os then a larger one for your programmes and games. Then just backup the primary os drive. If the vm for some reason doesnt start in the future you can then just repace the small vdisk image with the backup and all is good.