but would love if that USB could have both Linux data (the machine I'm playing around with) but ALSO have Windows data (a bunch of text files logging what I'm doing, notes to my self, some Windows apps or whatnot etc.)
I'm hoping to be able to have a USB that lets me run a VDI (or whatever the common format is for virtual disk images etc.) so that I don't have to reboot to do my stuff. might know whether this would do the trick (or if there is a better option)
ISO and then after installing/configuring just somehow make a "snapshot" of the USB so I don't have to redo all that work if I end up "breaking" it etc.) Help?īut if not, if it is impossible, then seems the next best thing for me to try is to just have a bootable USB with my Linux distro (perhaps initially will have to just use a clean. So I did some Googling, looks like it's pretty much impossible due to how virtualization actually works. I want to play around with Linux during lunchtime work (Odin Project, ldo) and I don't want to use my 2nd machine (a "lab machine" which means it's less restricted but not on the main network). You can then use it to run the Linux system on the USB drive from within Windows without even restarting your computer.Linux in VirtualBox without admin rights (on a Windows 7 host) - is it possible? Portable VirtualBox can also be installed on a live Linux USB drive. If you yank the USB drive out of your computer while a virtual machine is running, that virtual machine’s files may be corrupted. You should also safely remove your USB drive before unplugging it from your computer. RELATED: Do You Really Need to Safely Remove USB Flash Drives?īe sure to quit VirtualBox and allow Portable VirtualBox to clean up before unplugging your USB drive.
You should be able to have your external drive open them in Portable VirtualBox. Run Portable VirtualBox on another PC and your virtual machines will appear in the window, ready to use.īy default, Portable VirtualBox will save your virtual machines to the Portable-VirtualBox\data\.VirtualBox\Machines directory. Just click the New button in Portable VirtualBox and go through the wizard to create a new virtual machine and install an operating system in it.
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