It’s a sector by sector copy operation from one size/type to the other and keeps the source VHD file unaltered.

Not only does it resize VHD files, but it also converts between Fix and Dynamic file type as well. VHD Resizer from VMToolKit is one of them that does the job quite well with an easy-to-use user interface. And most of them are FREE and do the job quite well. However, there are quite a few tools out there that can do that. Unfortunately, Windows Virtual PC doesn’t have this feature built-in that allows you to extend your VHD. And when it happens, all you need to do is extending the VHD to get more space from the physical hard drive, as long as you have enough space left in there. In this post is described the built in solution in Windows 10 - Disk Management.If you use Microsoft Virtual PC enough, you eventually may end up storage shortage on VHD you originally created.

On Windows there are several options which can be used. Step 3: Increase Partition size Windows 10 guest

Select the partition which you like to increase.

Below you can find the sequence for Linux Mint 19.3: Increasing the partition size depends on the OS. Next step is to utilize the partition size by using the newly added space. You need to follow the next step in order to increase the partition size! Step 2: Increase Partition size Linux Mint guest Note: increasing the virtual disk will not take effect in the guest machine.

Select a virtual hard disk which will be increased.

It was added with version 6 and replaced the old way of increasing disk size - which wasn't really easy to follow. Virtual Media Manager will change the disk size for virtual disks with few clicks. Step 1: Enlarge disk size via Virtual Media Manager The should work for decreasing too - with some exceptions. Note: It's always a good idea when you do changes on your Virtual Machines to do back ups or snapshots. Usually I set an amount which I think will be enough plus 5% to 10% - just in case. When you create a Virtual Machine you need to specify the virtual disk size. In this post you can find how to enlarge VirtualBox disk (working for VirtualBox 5.2 and later).

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