System partition expansion

[stelios.sae]

Hi all

Can't figure out how I will extend the system partition... Seems pretty straightforward but after running Terminal scprit (I use OSX 10.9 as a host) can't expand it inside windows.

Thanks in advance.

[mpack]

That is a Windows support question, not a VirtualBox question, however I'll give a brief answer.

I'm not sure what "Terminal scprit" means? I'm guessing it means that you ran "VBoxManage modifyhd --resize" inside a script. So now you need to run a partition manager inside Windows to resize the partition.

In Windows Vista and later you can use the standard partition manager "DiskPart" - Google can provide you with usage details. For all Windows versions you can also use a GParted Live CD.

There are several caveats to consider. I urge you to read the FAQ carefully: How to resize a Virtual Drive.

[stelios.sae]

Hello mpak

Thanks for your kind reply.

Yes the script is the --resize.

DiskPart doesn't work because its the system drive. Will try with GParted. Thanks

[mpack]

DiskPart doesn't work because its the system drive.

That's true of XP, but you neglected to say what Windows version you were using in the guest, hence I gave advice that covered all versions. DiskPart on Vista and later AFAIK does allow you to resize the partition on a system drive. GParted works for all Windows versions and filesystems, but some people are uncomfortable using third party tools for something like this.