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--- virtualbox_general_notes [2017/07/07 15:05] – juckins
+++ virtualbox_general_notes [2018/01/10 09:54] – juckins
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 __How to resize a Virtual Drive__\\
-https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=50661\\
+  * The following was tested with VBox 5.1.26
-http://derekmolloy.ie/resize-a-virtualbox-disk/\\
+  * Shutdown the VM you want to resize
-Remember to do the VBoxManage command as root.
+  * Navigate to the .vdi file you want to resize
+  * Make a backup copy of the .vdi file
+  * Run a command like this (example for 30GB drive)
-Possible mouse unresponsiveness issue in 5.1.18: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=79034
+  # VBoxManage modifyhd /path/to/file.vdi --resize 30000
+Note, if you have a vmdk file you need to follow this:
+  # VBoxManage clonehd "source.vmdk" "cloned.vdi" --format vdi
+  # VBoxManage modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200
+  # VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "resized.vmdk" --format vmdk
+  * Start VirtualBox manager
+  * Highlight the VM whose disk you are resizing
+  * Click Settings and then click storage
+  * Mount a virtual CDROM (gparted-live ISO that you downloaded to the host machine)
+  * Start the VM
+  * Start Gparted LIVE
+  * Follow the menus to resize the partition that you need to make larger
+  * When done, exit Gparted and unmount the CDROM
+  * Boot the VM and verify your changes were implemented
+  * Ref 1: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=50661\\
+  * Ref 2: http://derekmolloy.ie/resize-a-virtualbox-disk/\\
+__Possible mouse unresponsiveness issue in 5.1.18__
+https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=79034
 __Running in Headless Mode__\\