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 __How to resize a Virtual Drive__\\ __How to resize a Virtual Drive__\\
 +  * The following was tested with VBox 5.1.26
   * Shutdown the VM you want to resize   * Shutdown the VM you want to resize
   * Navigate to the .vdi file you want to resize   * Navigate to the .vdi file you want to resize
   * Make a backup copy of the .vdi file   * Make a backup copy of the .vdi file
-  * As root:  +  * Run a command like this (example for 30GB drive)
  
 +  # VBoxManage modifyhd /path/to/file.vdi --resize 30000
  
-https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=50661\\ +  * Start VirtualBox manager 
-http://derekmolloy.ie/resize-a-virtualbox-disk/\\+  * 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__ __Possible mouse unresponsiveness issue in 5.1.18__
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