VirtualBox: VD: error VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND opening image file

Had this pop-up today after I upgraded VirtualBox (and post kernel patch reboot which is more likely the culprit). I keep all my VM’s on a remote NAS and it seemed like path references had been modified slightly.

Some digging online didn’t really locate to much so I started poking around myself, solution ended up being:

  1. Using File > Virtual Media Manager – Delete reference to the failed hard drive located on your NAS.
  2. In the settings for your VM remove the failed disk
  3. Click on sata and the little ‘Add HDD’ icon to the right – you can now select your remote disk image
  4. Restart – all is well.

Hope that helps!

9 thoughts on “VirtualBox: VD: error VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND opening image file

  1. Yes, good solution. But I have to do this every time I start my VM!!? a bit annoying. I think that when you start VB, he does not find the virtual discs (in my case they are on another disc)(using Ubuntu 11.10). any idea?
    Rob.

  2. Thanks! Only one comment: if you have “shared folders” attached to the VM you need to remove them before running it. Thanks again!

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