{"id":1464,"date":"2021-12-16T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/06\/27\/how-to-make-hard-drive-bigger-in-virtualbox-on-linux\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/06\/27\/how-to-make-hard-drive-bigger-in-virtualbox-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:35:29","slug":"how-to-make-hard-drive-bigger-in-virtualbox-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1464-how-to-make-hard-drive-bigger-in-virtualbox-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make hard drive bigger in VirtualBox on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is your Virtualbox VM\u2019s hard drive too small? Want to make it bigger but can\u2019t figure out what to do to accomplish that? Don\u2019t worry! We can help! Follow along with this guide as we show you how to make hard drives bigger in Virtualbox!<\/p>\n

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Please note that in order to enjoy all of the features of Virtualbox, you\u2019ll need to have the latest version. Update your system before attempting this guide, or check the official website if you need to download a newer release of the Virtualbox software.<\/p>\n

Making hard drives bigger in VirtualBox<\/h2>\n

To make your virtual hard drive bigger in Virtualbox, you need to start by opening up the \u201cFile\u201d menu. Once you click on this menu, you\u2019ll see a ton of different options available. Locate the \u201cVirtual Media Manager\u201d button, and click on it to open up Virtualbox\u2019s media management tool.<\/p>\n

Inside of the Virtual Media Manager, you should see your virtual hard drives in the list. Select the drive you wish to make larger with the mouse. When you select it with the mouse, the Virtual Media Manager will show you two tabs: \u201cAttributes,\u201d and \u201cInformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Select the \u201cAttributes\u201d tab. In this area, you\u2019ll see a lot of different options. These options are \u201cType,\u201d \u201cLocation,\u201d \u201cDescription,\u201d and \u201cSize.\u201d Find the \u201cSize\u201d area. Directly next to the \u201cSize,\u201d label, you\u2019ll see a slider bar followed by the size of your virtual hard drive.<\/p>\n

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From here, take the slider and move it up to make it bigger. Keep in mind, however, there is a limit to how big you can make a virtual drive. Currently, Virtualbox only supports virtual drives in size of up to 2 TB. If you require more space, you will need to configure a hard drive RAID set up in your virtual machine.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve settled on your new, larger hard drive size for your virtual disk, find the \u201cApply\u201d button, and click on it to increase your hard drive size. However, understand that you cannot undo this change.<\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t you undo a resize change? For whatever reason, Virtualbox doesn\u2019t implement drive shrinking, and it will fail if you do try to do this.<\/p>\n

Making cloned hard drives bigger in VirtualBox<\/h2>\n

While it is easy to go to the \u201cVirtual Media Manager\u201d and quickly increase the size of your virtual hard drive, you should understand that resizing it without cloning it is undoable. Meaning, once your Ubuntu VM in Virtualbox goes from 500 GB to 1 TB, it cannot be undone.<\/p>\n

That said, there is a neat way to work around Virtualbox\u2019s lack of resizing: cloning your hard drive. You can make a copy of your drive and resize the copy. That way, if you decide you\u2019d rather have a smaller drive, you can delete the bigger copy, rather than being unable to go back.<\/p>\n

To start the process, select the \u201cFile\u201d menu with the mouse and click on it to reveal its options. Once you are inside of the \u201cFile\u201d menu, locate the \u201cVirtual Media Manager\u201d button, and click on it to open up the Virtual Media Manager.<\/p>\n

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Once inside of the \u201cVirtual Media Manager,\u201d you\u2019ll see your hard drives listed before you. Look through the list of drives and select the hard drive you want to work with. Then, find the \u201cCopy\u201d button at the top of the \u201cVirtual Media Manager\u201d and select it with the mouse.<\/p>\n

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When you select the \u201cCopy\u201d button, a \u201cCopy Virtual Disk Image\u201d will appear. In this window. Click on the \u201cExpert Mode\u201d button. When you do, you\u2019ll see \u201cNew disk image to create,\u201d followed by a text box with its name, the disk image file type selection, and the storage type options.<\/p>\n

To start, go to the text box and change the name of the disk image to whatever you wish to call it. When you\u2019ve settled on a name, move on to the \u201cDisk image file type\u201d area.<\/p>\n

Inside of the \u201cDisk image file type\u201d area, choose what file type your copied virtual disk should be. By default, the \u201cVDI\u201d option is chosen, and this is a good format. However, if you prefer a different format, you can also choose VHD, VMDK, HDD, QCOW, or QED.<\/p>\n

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After selecting your drive file format, click \u201cCopy\u201d. Then, select the copied hard drive in the \u201cHard Disks\u201d area, find the \u201cSize\u201d slider, and drag it to make it larger. When you\u2019ve settled on your new drive size, click \u201cApply\u201d.<\/p>\n

Delete the copy<\/h3>\n

If you want to delete the copied drive, select it in the \u201cHard Disks\u201d with the mouse. Then, find the \u201cRemove\u201d button, and click on it with the mouse. When you select this button, Virtualbox will ask if you wish to remove it. Click the \u201cremove\u201d button in the pop-up to confirm. Then, select \u201cDelete\u201d to delete it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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