On 6 November 2012 07:20, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > When powering off a machine abruptly with the last option on a VM's menu > "Machine", the little popup window "Close Virtual Machine" has three > options: > > Save the machine state > Send the shutdown signal > Power off the machine > > And this last option has a sub-option to "Restore current snapshot 'Snapshot > 1'" > > What is the idea exactly behind this sub-option as in when would be the > right time to use it? So far as I understand it, it seems to me that it > would have exactly the same effect as if I were to take these steps instead: > > 1. choose the third option above without selecting the sub-option > 2. when the machine was stopped and completely off, selecting to restore > the Snapshot 1. > > Does that sound right.
Correct. It is just a shortcut to the steps (1,2), to save time, and/or ensure that the Restore is done automatically, rather than having to be done manually (which might be useful sometimes, and a pain in the proverbial at other times...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Central: Instant, anywhere, Remote PC access and management. Stay in control, update software, and manage PCs from one command center Diagnose problems and improve visibility into emerging IT issues Automate, monitor and manage. Do more in less time with Central http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein12331_d2d _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
