VirtualBox – Cannot Register The Hardisk because a Hard Disk with UUID {XXX} Already Exists
Failed to open the hard disk ‘XXX’.Cannot register the hard disk ‘XXX'{GUID} becuase a hard disk ‘XXX’ with UUID {GUID} already exists
I was getting this error when I trying to create a new virtual machine with using existing hardisk (which copied from another computer).
Solution from googling:
1. Run Command Prompt (cmd.exe)
2. Type cd <Your Directory of VirtualBox installed>.
Note: Default is C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
3. Type VBOXMANAGE.EXE internalcommands sethduuid “<Location of VHD>”
Note: I using version 4.1.16. This command may not exists in old version.
Anyways, hope helps!
References:
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14976
