How to change VirtualBox default VM location in command line

The default location is ~/VirtualBox\ VMS. How can I change it in command line? (GUI is not an option)?

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This is a global VirtualBox property, and can be set with the following command:

vboxmanage setproperty machinefolder /path/to/directory/

Be aware that this will not move already created VMs, it will affect only VMs which are created after the machinefolder property has been set.

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