You need to modify some permissions also. Unfortunately, if you attach the file to VirtualBox and then try to boot, it will show some access denied errors.
This article shows how to boot a virtual machine from USB on VirtualBox with MAC OS X host, Mavericks OS and Mac Pro laptop.įor this purpose, we first need to make a VMDK file based on the attached portable flash drive and then mount the VMDK as virtual machine’s first bootable disk and then boot it. Even the famous VMware and VirtualBox don’t provide this functionality. You may sometimes require booting a virtual machine from USB to perform this action, but you are limited by the functionality of desktop virtualization software. Most of the desktop virtualization software don’t support installing a guest operating system on VirtualBox as a built-in feature yet. How to Boot a Virtual Machine from USB in VirtualBox (Guide)