"SNAPSHOTS" FEATURE OF "ORACLE VM VIRTUALBOX"

SUMMARY:

"Snapshots" is a feature of "Oracle VM VirtualBox" that allows you to save and then revert back to the exact state of a virtual machine. At any point in time for any virtual machine, you can take a "snapshot". Then, at a future point in time, you can restore/recover the virtual machine back to it's exact status with all files and folders put back to the exact way that they where.

BASIC EXPLANATION

The "snapshot" feature of "Oracle VM VirtualBox" is one way that you can protect yourself from viruses/malware:If you catch viruses or malware, you can delete the "differencing disk" and use the "Parent Disk" to create a new, uninfected virtual machine.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR CREATING A "SNAPSHOT"

The "snapshot" feature of "Oracle VM VirtualBox" is available for any virtual machine at any point in time that the virtual machine is running it's guest operating system:

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RESTORING A VIRTUAL MACHINE WITH A SNAPSHOT

Shut down the virtual machine if it is currently running.Make sure that the virtual machine is highlighted in the left pane:

Shut down the virtual machine if it is currently running.Make sure that the desired virtual is highlighted in the left pane.Click on the "Snapshots" button near the upper right-hand corner of the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window.

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All of the available snapshots for the selected virtual machine will be shown in the right pane:

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*Use the right mouse button to click on the snapshot that you wish to use for recovering the virtual hard drive.A popup context menu will be displayed.Click on "Restore.

Click on the "Restore" button.

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