VM is inaccessible on Oracle VM Virtualbox after power off and it show "could not find an open hard disk with UUID"

When you try to access the VM under Oracle VM Virtualbox Manager, it show inaccessible and have error message like the following:

 

 

Solution:

1. Make a copy of the .vbox and .vbox-prev file under the VirtualBox VMs\<VM name>

2. Edit all incorrect UUID in the .vbox and .vbox-prev file by using text editor.

3. Remove the storage controller which is connect to problematic UUID

 

4. Remove the VM from Oracle VM Virtualbox Manager GUI

5. Add the VM back to Virtualbox

 

6. Add the virtual disk back to the VM

 

7. Power on the VM

 

Reference:

https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/jonathan/fixing-virtualbox-could-not-find-an-open-hard-disk-with-uuid-errors-with-differencing-disks/

http://daviwa.blogspot.hk/2015/07/virtualbox-5x-how-to-resolve-problem.html

VM is inaccessible on Oracle VM Virtualbox after power off and it show "could not find an open hard disk with UUID"