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            <h1>Export Proxmox VE VM for Use With VirtualBox</h1>
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          <p>NOTE: In this tutorial I&#39;ll be backing up the VM to an existing network share. For details on how to add a network share to Proxmox, check out this tutorial <a href="https://youtu.be/hkrFZoiYX_0?t=47" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hkrFZoiYX_0?t=47</a></p>

<h2>Export the VM from Proxmox VE</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Proxmox VE web UI</li>
	<li>Select the VM from the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Select Backup from the left sub-navigation menu</li>
	<li>Click the Backup now button towards the top of the page</li>
	<li>Set the destination location, the Mode to Stop and the Compression to none &gt; Click Backup</li>
	<li>After the backup operation has completed, select the Proxmox node from the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Select Shell from the left sub-navigation menu</li>
	<li>Change directory to the location of the vma backup file, this will vary based on your specific setup
	<div class="codeBlock CMD"># change directory to view mounted shares<br />
	cd /mnt/pve<br />
	# list mounted shares<br />
	ls<br />
	# cd into dump directory on the specific share, ISOs in this example<br />
	cd ISOs/dump<br />
	# list the files in the share<br />
	ls</div>
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	<li>The backup .vma file and a .log file should be displayed</li>
	<li>Extract the .vma file using the vma command line tool
	<div class="codeBlock CMD"># extract the .vma<br />
	# usage: vma extract -v &lt;vzdump-filename.vma&gt; &lt;destination directory&gt;<br />
	vma extract -v filename.vma ./export</div>
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	<li>Wait for the .vma to be extracted, resulting in a .raw disk image</li>
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<h2>Converting and Importing the Disk to VirtualBox</h2>

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	<li>Launch VirtualBox Manager</li>
	<li>Create a new VM, using the same/similar hardware specifications as the Proxmox VM</li>
	<li>Choose to not create a virtual hard disk</li>
	<li>With the VM created, right click the VM in the left navigation menu &gt; Show in Explorer</li>
	<li>Copy the exported .raw disk image to the VirtualBox VM folder</li>
	<li>Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space &gt; Open PowerShell window here...</li>
	<li>Run the following command to convert the .raw disk image to .vdi
	<div class="codeBlock PS"># list .raw files<br />
	Get-ChildItem -File -Filter *.raw |Select Directory, Name, Extension<br />
	# usage: vboxmanage.exe convertfromraw &lt;input-filename.raw&gt; &lt;output-filename.vdi&gt;<br />
	Invoke-Expression (&#39;&amp; &quot;&#39;+ $Env:Programfiles +&#39;\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe&quot; convertfromraw &quot;.\input-filename.raw&quot; &quot;.\output-filename.vdi&quot;&#39;)</div>
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	<li>Back in VirtualBox Manager, select the VM and Click Settings</li>
	<li>Select Storage from the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Click Add Storage Attachment &gt; Add Hard Disk &gt; Choose existing disk</li>
	<li>Click Add and browse to the newly converted .vdi file</li>
	<li>Click OK to all open VirtualBox dialog windows</li>
	<li>Right click the VM &gt; Select Start &gt; Normal</li>
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