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1. #Increase storage space on virtualbox os x vm iso#
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3. #Increase storage space on virtualbox os x vm windows#

Let Windows go through the disk check - remember, you just changed the size outside of Windows, so it has no record of this. I did not even have to unmount the ISO, it apparently did it automatically. Once it's done you'll have to reboot - for whatever reason my mouse did not work on the desktop icons on the GUI (I could not click exit) so I just closed the VM window and selected reboot. E.g: I changed mine from like 4000 MiB (e.g., 4GB - my initial size) to 15000 MiB (15 GB) because I'd added 10 GB to my virtual disk.

Highlight the c: drive (assuming that's the drive you want to increase the size on) and select resize/move.Ĭhange to the new size you want in MB (they abbreviate MiB) - just add the new amount available (represented in the bottom number - MiB following) to the middle number. It will boot to a GUI environment and start the GParted utility. With a Windows VM you should be fine with all the defaults, and if you're not, you're not going to break anything, and the instructions are pretty good about what to do if the defaults don't work. Read it, but just press enter at each prompt.

#Increase storage space on virtualbox os x vm iso#

Start your VM if you changed the boot order, it will boot to the GParted-live ISO otherwise press F12 to do this.ĭo not be afraid or get too confused/wrapped up in the initial options you are presented I selected all the defaults (booting to GParted default, default key mapping, language (assuming English - sorry for my non-English friends!), display, etc.). If necessary/desired, change the boot order in the System settings for the host machine, to boot from CD before Hard Disk (alternatively, you can press F12 when it's booting up, and select the device) ISO to the CD virtual drive in the host machine's Storage settings The important part is to get the live (.iso) verison, which is in the form of a bootable. To re-iterate/expand on his solution (don't be afraid of the # steps, I'm trying to help newbies here, so there are necessarily more detailed instructions!):Ĭhange the size of the virtual hard disk via the VBoxManage modifyhd command, which is well-documented here and in the VirtualBox documentation.ĭownload the GParted-live ( ) or search the internet for GParted-live ISO. I am glad you were able to get this done in this manner, but you can (and I did) use the GParted tool for my Windows XP host by following the helpful entry by Eric. remove the old disk in VirtualMediaManager.Move right border of YOUR partition up to the right.Move left border of the extended partition up to the right.Move right border of the extended partition with swap up to the right.VirtualBox manager - settings - system set loading from CD.

#Increase storage space on virtualbox os x vm download#

download live Linux or live GParted iso.VBoxManage modifyhd filename.vdi -resize 99999. Go to your machine, Settings - Storage.There copy your virtual disk to another one.you have to go to VirtualBox manager, File-VirtualMediaManager.Even for a dynamic disk, you'll have to resize the partitions. If you want to resize a fixed size disk, or want to USE the resized disk VBoxManage modifyhd filename.vdi -resize 99999