Can I "branch" VirtualBox snapshots (base multiple VM on the same disk image + separate diffs)?
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I keep multiple VirtualBoxes for different projects. They are all running the same Debian base system. Keeping complete copies of all the disk images is getting expensive. Is there a way that I can base multiple VM on the same (read-only) disk image, with (hopefully small) diffs layered on top? Thi…
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As of VirtualBox 3.1, this is possible. See http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-3.1; the branched snapshot capability is listed near the bottom of the page, under "VirtualBox 3.1.0".
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