"Restore current snapshot" option removed

[pozzeur]

Previously when closing a live VM there was a "Restore current snapshot" option. With 7.x that option has been removed completely, now requiring closing the VM then independently restoring the snapshot. This means more steps to achieve the same result, and more steps means a higher likelihood of things being missed, simple mistakes/forgetting to do one step.

I understand that the reason for this change seems to be due to the persistence of that option being selected has caused users to lose data, unintentionally restoring a snapshot. I believe outright removing the feature is the wrong approach.

Can there be an option to control it's persistence? Something like; by default it's always unchecked, but you can have that option remember either globally or per VM via a separate preference?

[Justinh]

I would like this functionality restored also.

[fth0]

Do you mean something like

VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" "GUI/DiscardStateOnPowerOff" "1"

and

VBoxManage setextradata global "GUI/DiscardStateOnPowerOff" "1"

?

[pozzeur]

Almost, another user had points that I think are better put than I would do on that:

• It's dangerous compared to the former option, as it's not visible at the moment of Power Off.
• If one mostly does a snapshot fallback at Power Off, then forgets to reset DiscardStateOnPowerOff doing maintenance from time to time, he may even not notice that maintenance has gone.

[Freddy Willemsen]

I second the motion to restore this functionality.

[Freddy Willemsen]

I second the motion to restore this functionality.

[aeichner]

Duplicate of #21189.