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  <info>
    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-09-14" status="review"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#snapshots" group="#first"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhill@gnome.org</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>

    <desc>Save the state of a box for later use.</desc>
  
    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Θάνος Τρυφωνίδης</mal:name>
      <mal:email>tomtryf@gmail.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2014</mal:years>
    </mal:credit>
  
    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Maria Mavridou</mal:name>
      <mal:email>mavridou@gmail.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2014</mal:years>
    </mal:credit>
  </info>

  <title>Create a snapshot</title>

  <p>If your virtual machine is operating perfectly in a desired configuration,
  you may want to save the setup before it breaks because of a software upgrade
  or configuration change. Taking a snapshot of the box preserves the current
  state so you can return to it as often as you want.</p>

  <steps>
    <item><p>Open the <link xref="interface#properties">properties view</link>
    for the box. If the box is open, click the
    <gui style="button">Properties</gui> button in the header bar. The
    properties view can also be accessed from
    <link xref="interface#selection">selection mode</link>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Click <gui>Snapshots</gui> in the sidebar.</p></item>
    <item><p>Click <key>+</key> below the <gui>Snapshots</gui> list.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>A snapshot is saved reflecting the current state of your box. It appears
  in the list.</p>

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