Whenever a new is launched test version for operating systems (Whether they are Windows, Linux or Mac), users are advised to install them first in a virtual car to ensure that these it works properly or In order not to affect the current operating system used. Also, if you want to use different operating systems only occasionally, it is recommended to Installing them in a virtual car.
Oracle VM VirtualBox is one of the most popular and stable software with the help of which users can install and test operating systems pe virtual cars.
While a created a virtual car nine, VirtualBox-ul Allows its users to Select the desired size for disc-ul virtual, as well as other SETTINGS as it has to be for memory, graphics or network. But once installed the operating system on the respective virtual car, users no longer have the opportunity to slightly change the size of the virtual disk, this option is not available in the settings of the virtual car.
If you also want to Increase the disk space by virtualBox, you can do this by using the following instructions:
- In the main operating system, open an Command Prompt cu Administrator privileges
- Then type the next one command And give Enter:
- cd C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox (where C is the installation partition of of Windows)
- identified the location of the virtual car for which you want to enlarge the disk space(usually this is located in C:UsersDocumentsVirtualBox, but many users prefer to choose another location for it for reasons of space) opening VirtualBox Manager, then Settings > Storage and by clicking on the name of the virtual car (.vdi) below Storage Tree
- Then, still in Command Prompt, Tab the following command:
- vboxmanage modifyhd –resize 30000 “D:VirtualBoxWindows 8.1 Preview.vdi” (where you replace 30000 with the desired size for the virtual disk and the location D:VirtualBoxWindows 8.1 Preview.vdi with the exact location of your virtual car)
So you will adds space to the virtual disk in virtueLbox, but to be able to use the new added space, you will need to follow the steps below:
- open VirtualBox and Roll the virtual car whose disk space you want to expand it
- in The operating system installed on the virtual car, open Disk Management (Open Run If you taste diskmgmt.msc, then give Enter)
- in Disk Management, the new space added to the disk will be displayed as Unallocated space; Click-right on disc-ul virtual and select Extend Volume from the displayed menu
- in Extend Volume Wizard, click on Next, select the space you want to add to the disk (all the available unsecured space) and again click on Next, then on Finish
And ready. In this way you will succeed Increase the space on the disk of the car virtualbox. Succes!
Note: Before following the steps above, it is recommended to create a backup (a copy) of the virtual car on whose disc you want to increase the space. Also, keep in mind that the partition on which the virtual machine (.VDI) is located must have enough space in order to be possible to increase the space on the virtual disk.
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to increase disk size on VirtualBox
