Error after converting to dynamic disk Macos

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Steve12345678
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Error after converting to dynamic disk Macos

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I can only boot to shell after trying using some command lines for converting my VHD to dynamic. Ran out of space. Trying to boot to original drive but nothing works. All goes to shell.

Also, clicked expert mode on export utility and now stuck there and no buttons to move on. No way to go back either.
scottgus1
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Re: Error after converting to dynamic disk Macos

Post by scottgus1 »

Steve12345678 wrote:Ran out of space.
This is probably the kicker. If this refers to the host disk and you had a dynamically-expanding VHD literally, as in it was a VHD-format disk file, then the file is toast, time to restore from backup.

Dynamic VHD has a design flaw that will kill the data if he host has an error while the VHD is expanding. Virtualbox gurus do not use dynamic VHD format. Static VHD is OK, though.
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