Yes, the container style makes no difference to the VM, it only affects what operations are supported by host tools - basically VMDK only supports a subset of what a VDI supports.Jiger wrote:Can a vdi-file replace the original vmdk-file?
[Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
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Re: [Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
In that case back up the VM then delete the snapshot before you start.
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Re: [Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
I am not quite sure which file in the Windows XP VM folder that should be processed by CloneVDI. I attach 2 screenshots of the folder, where all the possible files and maps can be seen. I guess that I should process Windows XP-disk001 (after having deleted the snapshot) with CloneVDI but on the other hand, that file is dated as far back in time as 2018-04-30. Please clarify what file should be used.
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Re: [Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
If you back up the VM before deleting the snapshots then there should be no need for such concern. Then yes, you would select the -disk001.vmdk file in the VM folder.
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Re: [Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
Thank you very much, this worked perfectly!
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Thanks for reporting back again.
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Re: [Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
Btw, is there a similarly simple way to do this process the other way around, i e if the ambition is to decrease the VM disk size. Again windows 10 Home host and Windows XP pro guest. (I am asking for a friend of mine.)
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Re: [Solved] Increasing the disk size of a VM
No, not really, you might lose data. What you could do is a little more convoluted (actually a lot), but it shouldn't be discussed here; it doesn't match the thread's title "Increasing the disk size of a VM", it's misleading. Open a new thread if you want to discuss this. I would suggest "Decreasing the disk size of a VM" as a meaningful title...Jiger wrote:is there a similarly simple way to ... decrease the VM disk size
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