[Invalid] modifyhd -compact NOT actually compacting .vdi file

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Re: [Invalid] modifyhd -compact NOT actually compacting .vdi file

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Hmm, interesting. I don't think I've seen references of the VMDK to a file, only to whole disks or partitions. That would be interesting, from a benchmark point of view if nothing else...
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