File extension VDI
| File type | VirtualBox Disk Image Format |
| Developer | Oracle |
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What is a VDI file?
VDI file is a hard disk image file used by Oracle Virtual Box software. This type of file contains physical disk copy that preserves disk’s data and file structure. VDI file allows users to run various operating systems in Mac, Unix or Windows system environments.
VDI virtual disk format is known for its high-speed operation. The ormat also offers an option to allocate space on disk, but at the cost of reduced running speed of programs.
Program(s) that can open the .VDI file
How to open VDI files
If you cannot open the VDI file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports VDI among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the VDI file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the VDI format files
The inability to open and operate the VDI file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the VirtualBox Disk Image Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a VDI file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the VDI file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the VDI from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the VDI format
- The VDI file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the VDI file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a VDI file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the VDI file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the VDI file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the VDI file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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| .adz | Amiga Emulator Compressed ADF Format |
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| .avhd | Microsoft Hyper-V Differencing Disk Format |
| .b5i | BlindWrite Image Format |
| .b5t | BlindWrite Image Format |
| .b6i | BlindWrite Image Format |
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.VDI) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected VDI file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the VDI file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. VDI) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.