Virtualbox and snapshot

[JohnOne]

Is anyone familiar with virtualbox?

I can't seem to find answer I'm looking for/

I'm trying to find out if when I take a snapshot, the actual guest OS is saved as it is, and subsequent changes can be reverted, particularly the registry. If I change some values, add or remove keys after a snapshot, will it be restored to before I did?

[Trong]

Yes!

[JohnOne]

Great, thanks.

[TheDcoder]

@JohnOne Snapshot restores all the data on the disk + RAM... Its like a picture taken with a camera

Or a Time Machine

[JohnOne]

Okay, I think I still don't get it.

I created a snapshot, and all it did was rename my "Win_10_Pro" to "Win_10_Pro (snapshot Win_10_Pro_virgin_Install)"

And all I can do is start it again.

I don't get it, I thought I would be able to start "Win_10_Pro" and "Win_10_Pro (snapshot Win_10_Pro_virgin_Install)" would be saved somewhere.

[JLogan3o13]

J1, how many total snapshots do you have? VBox is a little squirrely when it comes to reverting to snapshots. Perhaps a screenshot of your tree?

[JohnOne]

I just have 1, and one beneath it that says current state same as that picture.

So do I just make another one, and use that?

 

[JLogan3o13]

Yes, the first snapshot should be your "base image". Then when you have everything configured as you see fit, take another snapshot from the current state so you have something to revert to once you want to roll back changes.

[JohnOne]

Ace, that makes sense, cheers JLogan3o13.

[JohnOne]

Major bummer.

I made another snapshot, so now I have two, started the 2nd, made some changes, shut guest down, pressed button to delete second.

And it merged it with the first, now I have to start again

Edited January 14, 2016 by JohnOne

[JLogan3o13]

Yes, sorry should have mentioned vbox is a bit of a butt when it comes to snapshots. If you are deleting snapshots without wanting to merge you have to start with the latest snapshot and work your way backward or they will merge, whereas VMware Workstation does just what you would intuitively expect, deletes just that snapshot. So if you have 5 snapshots and want to save number 2, you have to delete #5, then #4, then #3. You can also do something like this:

Example, you start with 4 snapshots, want to revert to snapshot 2 and delete 3 and 4.

• Choose Snapshot 2 and select "Restore Snapshot".
• This will produce a "Current State" item beneath Snapshot 2.
• You can then safely delete snapshots 3 and 4 without merging.