I'm on a Windows host. I want to know why the actual space of my guest didn't increase to the max of the virtual size and how I can fix this?
I need more space in Windows 11
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Re: I need more space in Windows 11
If you write to every sector then the VDI will indeed expand to max size. It can't not.
The only thing I'm not sure about is if 1MB of zero bytes counts as 0 or 1MB in the "actual size" column.
I will note that 32GB is rather small for Windows 11 - the official minimum hardware spec says 64GB.
Also see: How to resize a Virtual Drive.
The only thing I'm not sure about is if 1MB of zero bytes counts as 0 or 1MB in the "actual size" column.
I will note that 32GB is rather small for Windows 11 - the official minimum hardware spec says 64GB.
Also see: How to resize a Virtual Drive.
Re: I need more space in Windows 11
After I increase the space. The vertical machine manager, I ran the below command at the command line and need help:
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C:\windows\system32>VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\Users\LPIII\VirtualBox VMs\Windows 11 Pro 64-bit/Windows 11 Pro 64-bit.vdi" --resize 60000
'VBoxManage' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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Re: I need more space in Windows 11
For some time now you have been able to resize drives using a slider inside the GUI. Many will find that easier than command line.
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Re: I need more space in Windows 11
'Vboxmanage.exe' resides in the Virtualbox installation folder. On Windows hosts that's usually 'C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox'. Usually, 'C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox' isn't in the host's PATH system variable, so Windows can't find Vboxmanage.LPIII wrote:'VBoxManage' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
A couple of options:
- run CD "C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox" before running Vboxmanage commands.
- put "C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox" in your Windows host's PATH
- use Mpack's Vboxmanage-anywhere batch file here: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=85626