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Should I install Parrot OS in virtualbox?

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I am new to Virtual Box. I had installed Parrot OS in VirtualBox. And, I am directly using Parrot OS from ISO. I can do everything well. But, will my data erase when I will turn off Virtual Machine? Recently, I had run Parrot OS in Virtual Box. And, 1 day later when I turned my Virtual Box on I noticed some data were still available. Is safe to use directly from ISO? Or, Should I install? Or, Is it safe to install Parrot OS in Virtual Box using it (I meant will it crash my Virtual Machine)? Install Parrot

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What kind of data is your question about? (5 comments)
What kind of data is your question about?
elgonzo‭ wrote over 3 years ago · edited over 3 years ago
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You need to be more specific about what kind of data you are referring to. Generally, if data is stored on some RAM disk (whether it's in the VM or on the host side), then the data is gone when the OS is shut down/restarted or the VM/host is turned off. Note that VirtualBox also has support for "immutable disk images" (see VirtualBox documentation for details). Data written to such an immutable disk image will disappear when the VM is powered up the next time.

deleted user wrote over 3 years ago
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elgonzo‭ Actually, I meant some programs (Software and some programming languages work) by data.

elgonzo‭ wrote over 3 years ago
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Edit your question then so that the question makes it clear what kind of data your question is concerned about :-)

deleted user wrote over 3 years ago
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elgonzo‭ Actually, Data are units of information ~ Wikipedia. So, I don't think that I should clarify what type of data I am talking about.

elgonzo‭ wrote over 3 years ago · edited over 3 years ago
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Okay, well, if the Wikipedia article says that data is units of information and that's what you are asking about, then the answer is simple: Your ISO contains units of information. Even after turning off the VM, your ISO is still fully intact, containing still all the units of information it had originally from the beginning. Thus, the data on the ISO is safe (unless you damage/delete the ISO, of course). And no, i am not going to write this as an answer for such an extremely vague question.