Show information about a medium.
The VBoxManage showmediuminfo command shows the following information about a medium:
Size
Size on disk
Type
In use by virtual machines (VMs)
The medium must be specified either by its UUID, if the medium is registered, or by its filename. Registered images can be listed using VBoxManage list hdds, VBoxManage list dvds, or VBoxManage list floppies, as appropriate.
For backward compatibility, you can also use the showvdiinfo command to obtain information about the medium.
disk | dvd | floppy
Specifies the type of medium. Valid values are
disk (hard drive),
dvd, or floppy.
uuid | filenameSpecifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) or absolute path name of the medium or image.
If the medium is registered, you can specify the UUID. You can also list registered images by using the VBoxManage list hdds, VBoxManage list dvds, or VBoxManage list floppies command.