

Some versions of Windows do not handle this situation well some Linux distributions do. But it might not, because the OS installed on that IMG is expecting to see the virtual hardware that VirtualBox provides, and you're booting it on real hardware that it isn't expecting. You can "burn" (write) the IMG onto a hard drive, and it might boot on bare hardware (eg not in a virtual machine). that output IMG file isn't an ISO image, and the OS that's installed will not be configured to run from a bootable CD/DVD. VBoxManage internalcommands converttoraw file.vdi output.imgīut. VBoxManage's internalcommands tool includes converttoraw, which can convert a dynamic VDI into a raw disk image ( source).


VBoxManage clonehd file.vdi output.img -format RAW If you want to convert your virtual disk to another format, this is the official VirtualBox tool to use. This command clones a registered virtual disk image to another image file. Requires intermediate to advanced understanding of Linux, preferably Debian.You can convert a VDI into a disk image with the VBoxManage tool. You first need to configure the Shared Folder on the Host in the Guest Settings, then you need to mount the share in your in your Guest. Guest Extensions should be the same version and likely be installed from the Host Virtualbox installation's files. Guest Extensions and the Virtualbox Shared Folder. Note if you are able to configure direct physical access, it usually means that the Host and other Guests are unable to use that device at the same time. This is typically configured in the Guest Settings. If you are able to configure direct access to the Guest (not always possible or easy), then you have a variation on the first option but without network bandwidth restrictions. If you prefer a graphical interface, you'll likely use VNC. If you are able to "see" the other machine, then you can login to a Linux system like Tails with SCP, telnet, SSH from another system (If you're on Windows, you'll likely be using PuTTY). Do you know how to setup a network share? I won't go into the specifics, but if you know how to setup a network share SMB, HTTP, FTP or other protocol, then you should be able to do a normal network transfer. Examples of recommended Cloud Storage:įrom Tails, simply login and upload the file(s).įrom your other machine, login and download.

Note, I will not advocate emailing to yourself which is commonly done because that will quickly use up your allotted mail storage unnecessarily. Starting from solutions that require least expertise but may have drawbacks:Īssuming you have a working Internet connections, you can use Internet Cloud storage as intermediate storage. You have many options, what you choose may depend on your personal level of expertise.
