.VDI File Extension
VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image
| Developer | Oracle |
| Popularity |
4.0 | 75 Votes |
What is a VDI file?
A VDI file is a virtual disk image used by Oracle VM VirtualBox, an open-source desktop virtualization program. It is used to create a VirtualBox virtual machine. Virtual machines allow users to run additional operating systems and programs on their PCs.
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Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free program that allows users to create and manage virtual machines. Many businesses use VirtualBox to allow their employees to run additional operating systems on their PCs. For example, a Mac user can use VirtualBox to run Windows on their Mac.
A VDI file is a disk image that a VirtualBox user can use to start a virtual machine. Continuing the example above, a user creating a Windows virtual machine could use a Windows VDI file as that machine's hard disk.
How to open a VDI file
You can open a VDI file in Oracle VM VirtualBox (cross-platform) as part of creating a new virtual machine. To do so:
- Place your VDI file in VirtualBox's HardDisks directory.
- Open VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine that uses the same operating system as your VDI file.
- When asked to provide a hard disk image, select Use existing hard disk. Then, select the folder icon.
- In the Virtual Media Manager window, select Add. Then, select your VDI file.
- Finish creating your virtual machine.
Programs that open VDI files
Virtuo CD Manager Disk Image
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
3.0 | 9 Votes |
Exact copy, or image, of a CD created with Virtuo CD Manager.
Programs that open VDI files
StepMania Debug Resource File
| Developer | StepMania |
| Popularity |
2.8 | 12 Votes |
File used by StepMania, a rhythmic dance program that includes support for dance pads; contains debug information used for reporting program crashes in Windows; stored in a binary format and usually has the filename StepMania.vdi.