Increasing HDD Space in VM

[painkillerchris]

Hi there!

 

I am using the actual stable version of UNRAID 6.8.3.

I created a VM with 100G Space for the C Drive. Now I want to increase this volume to 200G but unfortunately it is not possible.

 

Thats the steps what I've done:

1. Shut down the VM

 

2. Change the Volume Sice in UNRAID

 

3. Start the VM

 

4. See that there is a unformatted partition:

 

5. Tried to expand the Volume, but it is not possible. There is only the possibility to shrink the already in use volume, not to expand.

 

Ive tried a restart of the VM but it is still not possible to increase the volume. 

 

Do I miss a step which is needed?

 

Many thanks for your help!

 

BR
Chris

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by painkillerchris

[JorgeB]

It's not possible to expand because of the existing small partition in the end, you'd need to move that partition before with a partition utility app.

[painkillerchris]

12 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

It's not possible to expand because of the existing small partition in the end, you'd need to move that partition before with a partition utility app.

ah ok, I understand. Do you recommend an app for this?

[JorgeB]

Haven't needed one for years, so not up to date on them, a google search should find many options.

[painkillerchris]

Just now, JorgeB said:

Haven't needed one for years, so not up to date on them, a google search should find many options.

Ok thanks for your help! Much appreciated!

[painkillerchris]

For all who are interested, it works now perfectly. 

 

I found this free Tool: https://www.paragon-software.com/de/free/pm-express/#resources

 

And now it looks like this:

 

 

Many thanks for the help! 🤩  🤩