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error increasing size

Posted: 11. Jan 2021, 08:50
by tony10111
hi am geting this erroe when trying to increase size
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe modifyhd E:\nato\Solaris18c\Solaris18c.vdi --resize 204982
0%...
Progress state: VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED
VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to resize medium
VBoxManage.exe: error: Shrinking is not yet supported for medium 'E:\username\Solaris18c\Solaris18c.vdi'
VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED (0x80bb0009), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "enum RTEXITCODE __cdecl handleModifyMedium(struct HandlerArg *)" at line 816 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp

Re: error increasing size

Posted: 11. Jan 2021, 11:01
by mpack
The part of the error message which says "shrinking is not yet supported" is your clue. The new capacity you have provided is smaller than the current capacity, and that is not allowed.

Re: error increasing size

Posted: 11. Jan 2021, 13:06
by tony10111
ok i did this
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe modifyhd E:\username\Solaris18c\Solaris18c.vdi --resize 2004982
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%

still not increasing

Re: error increasing size

Posted: 11. Jan 2021, 13:11
by mpack
Now you seem to be reproducing an existing discussion. Cross posting is against the forum rules. Topic locked.