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  How To Backup and Move VirtualBox Machines

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/36870/how-to-backup-and-move-virtualbox-machines/

  1. shutdown the VM
  2. from Virtual Media Manager, select and RELEASE the vdi
  3. move VM data folder to new destination
  4. edit file ~/Library/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml and update <MachineEntry>
  5. NOT REQUIRED: (run Virtual Media Manager, REMOVE old vdi and ADD the new one)
  6. open VM settings, select Storage and attach new VDI