[Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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polen
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[Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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I'm trying to find the file location for the virtual machines used by the VMs application.

I see the VMs app in @apps, but where are the files for each virtual machine?

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Re: [Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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polen wrote: 24 Jun 2026, 04:06
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ls -al /Volume1/
'@Repository' / is the storage pool
'@iSCSI' / is the virtual disk
'@GuestImage' / is the image
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Re: [Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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Mike, Thanks!

The reason I ask is I want to backup the virtual machines and setting. For VBox I just pointed USBCopy at my virtual machine share. What is the best practice to backup virtual machines and setting for the VMs application?

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Re: [Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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polen wrote: 26 Jun 2026, 01:57
To back up your virtual machines, it's recommended to try our Centralized Backup app
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Re: [Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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Currently Centralized Backup app only backs up VMware and Hyper-V. Are you saying that a future version will backup VMs virtual machines?
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Re: [Discussion] File location of virtual machines used by VMs application

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polen wrote: 26 Jun 2026, 23:10
Yes, the product department is currently evaluating this feature. In the meantime, it is recommended that you back up your VMs by exporting them to a shared folder.
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