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Where I can find the master config file on VBox on a mac

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Where I can find the master config file on VBox on a mac
posted Nov 5, 2013 by Jai Prakash

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Where config files are placed depends on the host OS and VirtualBox version. Typically $HOME/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml See section 10.1 of the manual for details, and an explanation of how to decode "$HOME".

answer Nov 5, 2013 by Amit Parthsarthi
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