static vhd to dynamic vhd or resize existing vhd

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Dirk_Lehmann
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static vhd to dynamic vhd or resize existing vhd

Post by Dirk_Lehmann »

I am currently running also one Ubuntu 16.04 server OS in VirtualBox on Ubuntu Linux host running out of diskspace. I was wondering for best practice how to resize exising 30 GB vhd to 120 GB for example or to a dynamic size drive as well that guest OS checks this change.
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Re: static vhd to dynamic vhd or resize existing vhd

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There's a FAQ that addresses this very question: "How to resize a Virtual Drive".
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Re: static vhd to dynamic vhd or resize existing vhd

Post by mpack »

Incidentally, "best practice" would dictate discarding the unreliable "vhd" format. Stick to VDI. I've no idea why anyone would voluntarily choose VHD on a Linux host!
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