How to increase disk / drive space in VirtualBox in Windows

Whenever it released a new test version for OS (Be they Windows, Linux or Mac), Users are advised to install them first in a virtual machine to ensure that they working properly or not to affect the operating system currently used. Also, if you want to use different operating systems only occasionally, it is recommended install them all in a virtual machine.

Oracle VM VirtualBox It is one of the most popular and most stable software so that users can install and test operating systems on virtual machines.

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While it created a virtual machine new VirtualBox site allows users to Select the desired size for virtual diskAnd other settings As is to be the memory, graphics or network. But once installed the operating system on that virtual machine users not being able to easily change the size of the virtual disk drive, This option is not available virtual machine settings.

If you want to Increase the disk in VirtualBoxYou can do this using the following instructions:

  • the main operating system, open a Command Prompt cu privileges of administrator
  • then type the following command and give Enter:
    • cd C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\ (where C It is partition installation Windowscommunity)
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  • identified virtual machine location to want to increase the disk space(Usually it is located in C: \ Users \ Documents \ VirtualBoxBut many users prefer to choose another location for it for reasons of space) opening VirtualBox Managerthen Settings > Storage and clicking on Virtual machine name (.VDI) from under Tree Storage
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  • Then all the Command Prompt, Type the following command:
    • vboxmanage modifyhd –resize 30000 “D: \ VirtualBox \Windows NOT Preview.vdi ” (Which replaced 30000 the desired size and location of the virtual disk D: \ VirtualBox \Windows NEVER Preview.vdi the exact location of your virtual machine)
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This will add virtual disk space of VirtualBox, but to use the new added space will need to follow the steps below:

  • open VirtualBox si running virtual machine whose disk space you want to expand
  • in operating system installed on the virtual machine, open Disk Management (open Run and type diskmgmt.mscThen give Enter)
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  • in Disk Management, the new space added on disk it will be displayed as Unallocated space, Right click on virtual disk and select Extend Volume menu displayed
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  • in Extend Volume Wizard, Click on Next, select space that you want to add from disk (All unallocated space available) and give again click on NextThen on Finish
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And ready. In this way you will be able to increase the disk space of the vitual machine VirtualBox. Success!

Note: Before following the steps above, it is recommended to create a backup (copy) of the virtual machine whose disk space you want to enlarge. Also keep in mind that the partition is located virtual machine (. VDI) must have enough space to be possible to increase virtual disk space.

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