There are 2 methods.
Method 1: “Machine -> New” to manually select the existing “vdi” file
- Refer to guide — www.arysontechnologies.com/blog/how-to-open-vdi-file/
- Launch VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine. Choose an operating system among the choices given and click on Next button
- Under Virtual Hard Disk, select Use existing hard disk and then click on the folder icon on the right
- Now, a Virtual Media Manager window is opened. In that, click on the Add button and then select the VDI file which you want to open
- Again, Virtual Hard Disk window is opened in which your new VDI is being shown and then click on Next
- Now, your new virtual machine is started
- After you have created, you may need to change the settings, e.g. network, as this “vbi” file was created using another machine/laptop.
Method 2: “Machine -> Add” to add “vbox” file
- Goto “Machine -> Add” to add a virtual machine , e.g. Linux Mint version 17 Cinnamon 64 bit, from “X:\VirtualBox Files\Linux Mint\Linux Mint.vbox” into your VirtualBox
- After you have added/imported, you may need to change the settings, e.g. network, as this “vbox” file was created using another machine/laptop.