Cannot resize or clone hard disk

[Baxio]

Hi,

I have a .VDI disk on a VM that I need to extend. I have tried to do this in the GUI and VBox manager but I get the error VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED

Apparently this is because it is a fixed disk, and this is not supported. The workaround is to clone the disk (which will be dynamic be default) then attach it and expand it. But I get errors when trying to do that too

Using Vbox manager and the syntax

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VBoxManage clonehd “C:\Backup\WorkVM\WorkVM.vdi” “C:\VMs\CloneWorkVM.vdi”

However, I get the following error:

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Syntax error: Invalid parameter '"C:\VMs\CloneWorkVM.vdi"'

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage clonehd "C:\Backup\WorkVM\WorkVM.v
di" "C:\VMs\CloneWorkVM.vdi"
VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not get the storage format of the medium 'C:\Progra
m Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\"C:\Backup\WorkVM\WorkVM.vdi"' (VERR_INVALID_NAME)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component M
ediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee IUnknown
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDe
vType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 191 of
 file VBoxManageDisk.cpp

I am unsure what this means, I would be grateful for help

Running virtual box 6.1.6 on Windows 8 64 bit host

Thanks,

Dan

[scottgus1]

'clonehd' is an old deprecated command. The new command is 'vboxmanage clonemedium'. Try that.

“C:\Backup\WorkVM\WorkVM.vdi” “C:\VMs\CloneWorkVM.vdi”

Looks like you are using open and close quotes, which are special characters as opposed to typical double-quotes ".

You could also try Mpack's CloneVDI.

[Baxio]

When I run

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VBoxManage clonemedium "C:\Backup\WorkVM\WorkVM.vdi" "C:\VMs\CloneWorkVM.vdi"

I get the error

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VM.vdi" "C:\VMs\CloneWorkVM.vdi"
VBoxManage.exe: error: Cannot register the hard disk 'C:\Backup\WorkVM\WorkVM.vd
i' {6d580e59-eb6f-412d-b832-0c611db29125} because a hard disk 'C:\VMs\Work VM\Wo
rkVM\WorkVM.vdi' with UUID {6d580e59-eb6f-412d-b832-0c611db29125} already exists

VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057), component Virtua
lBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee IUnknown
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDe
vType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line 191 of
 file VBoxManageDisk.cpp

That makes no sense. Of course the hard disk already exists, that's the one it's meant to be copying!

[Baxio]

You could also try Mpack's CloneVDI.

This, however worked!

It threw up an error on first boot but working fine now! Thank you so much! This should be included in virtual box by default as it actually works!