ccsnet Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Hi all, I have a 100GB Windows 11 VM which has the default partitions so when I add extra space through the VM control pannel ie 150GB the extra space appears after the system restore partition meaning the useable partition can not be extended. Is it possible to add the extra space then move the system restore partition to the end of the virtual disk allowing for the c drive to be extended like you can with a physical machine ? Thanks Terran Quote Link to comment
Solution JonathanM Posted June 9, 2022 Solution Share Posted June 9, 2022 Sure, I recommend setting up a utility VM to work with other VM disks. Once you have the utility VM running, you temporarily add the target vdisk as a secondary disk to the utility VM, boot it up and run gparted or partition magic or whatever your favorite partition manager program is, do your manipulation, shut down the utility VM and remove the secondary disk. The utility VM can be very small, just a minimal Ubuntu or whatever you are comfortable with. Exactly the same type of thing you would do with a physical machine, only it's easier because you don't have to fool with finding a spare USB drive and setting up a bootable partition manager. Quote Link to comment
tjb_altf4 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Linked post is how I did it (for Win10), but as always advised, make a backup of your vdisk incase things go sideways. Edited June 10, 2022 by tjb_altf4 Quote Link to comment
ccsnet Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Thank you both for the comments. It's appreciated. T Quote Link to comment
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