# VBoxManage closemedium

VBoxManage-closemedium

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VBoxManage-closemedium

remove a hard disk, DVD, or floppy image from the media registry

&product-name;

          VBoxManage closemedium

            disk
            dvd
            floppy

            uuid
            filename

          --delete

## Description

The `VBoxManage closemedium` command removes a hard disk, DVD, or floppy image from the list of known media used by &product-name;. The image is then unavailable for selection in the Virtual Media Manager.

To use this command, the image must not be attached to any VMs.

Optionally, you can request that the image be deleted.

disk|dvd|floppy

- Specifies the type of medium. Valid values are `disk` (hard drive), `dvd`, or `floppy`.

`uuid`|`filename`

- Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) or absolute path name of the medium or image.

`--delete`

- Deletes the image file.

## Examples

The following command removes the disk image file called `disk01.vdi` from the registry.

    $ VBoxManage closemedium disk01.vdi

The following command removes the disk image file called `disk01.vdi` from the registry and deletes the image file.

    $ VBoxManage closemedium disk01.vdi --delete