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Upgrading Portable-VirtualBox

  1. Backup the current Portable-VirtualBox installation on your USB drive. e.g. G:\PortableApps\Portable-VirtualBox
  2. Download the latest version of Portable-VirtualBox and copy it into G:\PortableApps.
  3. Executing the downloaded file Portable-VirtualBox_v3.0.8-Starter_v4.0.0-Win_all.exe will bring up the dialog box below.
  4. Click on the "Download Installation file of VirtualBox" button to download the VirtualBox installation file.

     

    Portable-VirtualBox Download

  5. When the download has completed the path of the VirtualBox installation should be filled in.  Check the "Extract the files for a 32-Bit/64-Bit system" checkbox based on your system and click on the "OK" button.

     

    Portable VirtualBox Install

  6. A new directory should be created in G:\PortableApps\Portable-VirtualBox.  Inside the directory execute Portable-VirtualBox.exe and the VirtualBox installation will be extracted in G:\PortableApps\Portable-VirtualBox\app32.
  7. From your backup Portable-VirtualBox copy all the files inside \data\.VirtualBox into the new directory G:\PortableApps\Portable-VirtualBox\data\.VirtualBox
  8. When the copying has been completed you can run the newly upgraded version G:\PortableApps\Portable-VirtualBox\Portable-VirtualBox.exe