What is VDI File Extension?

Disk Image File

Overview Oracle VM Virtual Box VDI File Extension

The VDI File format is a Disk Image File that is used to store data inside VM VirtualBox. VM VirtualBox moved from Innotek to Sun Microsystems and then to Oracle. It stores all data accessed by the virtual machine and stores it in .vdi files.

VirtualBox uses the VDI format to emulate a physical hard drive, allowing the guest operating system to read and write data as if it were on a real disk.

Application Category

Binary type disk image files

Organization

Innotek > Sun Microsystems > Oracle

Applications Supported

VM VirtualBox

Technical Specifications

MIME Type of VDI File Extension

application/octet-stream

Location of VDI File

For Windows

Default: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\VirtualBox VMs
Common: C:\Users\[username]\VirtualBox VMs\[vm group]\[vm name]

For Mac

$HOME/Library/VirtualBox/HardDisks/

How to open and View VDI File

System Access

The VDI file can be opened using Oracle VM virtual box. This application creates, open and used to view .vdi extensions.