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dfatd

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Registered: 2025-01-27

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Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

I'm just getting around to reporting this, but still using Chimaera (within VirtualBox on Win 10 system) and when I log in it says updates available, but if I update I then see the shared folders of VirtualBox 7.0.20 r1639006 causing corruption, hence I haven't updated (I've tried it twice in the past).

Any ideas or known issue fixed with latest updates?

Last edited by dfatd (2025-01-28 05:05:45)

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

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Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Hello:

Welcome to Dev1.

... using Chimaera (within VirtualBox on Win 10 system) ...

You run a Win10 box + VirtualBox 7.0 to run Devuan Chimaera VM?

It is not quite clear to me where the problem lies but it would seem that it is with VirtualBox.
If the issues are indeed with VirtualBox, I'd say that it is something to ask about either in a Win10 or VBox forum.

That said, you may want to consider running a Devuan box + VirtualBox and then drop in whatever VM you want to run.
I would not trust any MSOS box to run my VMs in, but maybe that's just me getting old. 8^°

As always, YMMV.

I have been running VirtualBox in my Devuan installations to host three VMs since Devuan ascii: W98 for a pair of applications I cannot replace and two Devuan Linux, one to run a PiHole+ a recursive DNS and another for testing purposes and such.

Never had any problems.

Best,

A.

Edit: do take 5' to read this article.

Last edited by Altoid (2025-01-29 09:19:42)

fanderal

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Registered: 2017-01-14

Posts: 88  

Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Welcome.

I run VirtualBox to host WinXP with a CAD program I cannot replace, as well as Devuan derivatives and other distros. I rarely use a shared folder and whether enabled/disabled, never had a problem.

the shared folders

Don't have a suggestion other than, have you tried a Devuan update with the shared folder/s disabled?