It's just a folder on the host PC that VirtualBox will treat as the contents of a data CD. (**) An "Ad Hoc ISO" is not an actual ISO file. Macrium takes care of correcting partition sizes, converting between EFI and MBR BIOSes, etc. Then you boot the VM from the ad-hoc ISO. No need to install an OS; just create the VM. You create a VM that is compatible with the physical PC as best you can. This ISO can be reused for future P2V projects. You first create an "ad hoc" ISO which contains the Macrium Restore CD files plus your Macrium backup image (*) Macrium Reflect is a backup tool, not a P2V tool; however, it's almost as easy to use. To get disk image information: `qemu-img.exe info output`. So, in either case, you should convert to VDI before use for optimum performance. You would share CPU and RAM resources equitably with the host, install the GAs, and locate the VM on an SSD. The command to convert a VMDK file in Windows looks like this: `qemu-img.exe convert source.vmdk -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic output.vhdx` PowerISO will open the vmdk file and list all files and folders inside it. ![]() The performance questions regarding VMDK (or VHD) are moot, because neither is the preferred format for use in VirtualBox. After you have selected the desired partition, please click the Import button to continue. You can also image the physical PC with Disk2VHD or use a commercial (with free version) tool such as Macrium Reflect (*).
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