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Hi All!
Issue: I'm having trouble increasing the size of my virtual hard disk.

Details:
HOST is a Windows 7 PRO 64 bit machine, up to date and running MSE for AV. I'm got an AMD Athlon II @ 3 Ghz, and 20 GB of RAM.
GUEST is Windows 10. I created a Windows VM, installed Windows 7 PRO (same OS as the HOST), and upgraded to Windows 10 via that annoying update/notification box. Storage for this VM is SATA Port 0: Windows10.vdi (Normal, 32.00 GB). I have it set to dynamically expand.

I would like to increase the size of the vdi because the GUEST OS is running out of space. Using a post I found on this forum that I am not allowed to post the url of, I followed the directions and my results are below. I have posted the directions of the post below my results for reference.

Would someone please point me in the right direction for resolving this issue?


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\DLeach>cd c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\Users\DLeach\VirtualB
ox VMs\Windows 10\Windows10.vdi" --resize 65536
VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not find file for the medium 'C:\Users\DLeach\Virtu
alBox VMs\Windows 10\Windows10.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component M
ediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee IUnknown
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDe
vType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 178 of
file VBoxManageDisk.cpp

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=50661

Could not find file for the medium 'C:\Users\DLeach\VirtualBox VMs\Windows 10\Windows10.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)

Verify the absolute path because it appears not to exist.

Alright, I verified it, and i've inserted a link to a screenshot (which is apparently too large to attach here?!) for reference.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zix61y74gs2j5 ... 5.png?dl=0

dleach4512 wrote:I created a Windows VM, installed Windows 7 PRO (same OS as the HOST), and upgraded to Windows 10 via that annoying update/notification box.

Did the guest use the same CD key as the host? This is just as an aside, but I hope you understand that this invalidates the activation of the host.

As to the error, the VM seems to be called "Windows 10", but you used a filename "Windows10.vdi" (missing space), and of course there is no such file.