On windows, by default VBox creates installation folder in Program Files and its configuration and data folder in C:\Documents and Settings\
.VirtualBox will contain:
1- VirtualBox.xml: VBox configuration file.
2- Machines: A folder that stores Virtual machines files.
3- HardDisks: A folder that stores Virtual machines hard disks files.
The are several problems with this setting:
1- HardDisks and Machine folders will have a size for several GB. This will slow your system, because:
a- It will slow down virus check, disk fragmentation and check disk operations.
b- If you have back up or image tool such as Norton Ghost or CloneZiller, it will make your hard disk image unnecessary large, and back up and restore operations will take a long time.
2- If anything goes wrong with your system drive (C:) that forces you to reinstall Windows, all your Vbox work will be gone.
Solution:
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Move it to another partition or hard disk and add a new user variable to Windows Environment Variables. This is indirectly mentioned in the User manual of the VBox pdf file. To find it search for the following text (VBOX_USER_HOME).
Adding new new user variable can be done by right click on My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables and add VBOX_USER_HOME to the user environment variables. The value will be:
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