Decreasing the size of a virtual disk

Hi everybody.

How can I reduce the size of a virtual disk?

Thanks.

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:52:00 +0100, "Telerín"
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>Hi everybody.
>
>How can I reduce the size of a virtual disk?
>
Please elaborate what exactly you mean by "size of a virtual disk".
Your question as it stands is ambiguous....

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Bo Berglund (Sweden)

Ok.

I have a virtual disk with Windows 2000, in Virtual PC 6.0.156.0. Its size
in the explorer of windows is 16GB. Can I reduce the size? The disk is
empty.


Excuse my english.






"Bo Berglund" <> escribió en el mensaje
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> On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:52:00 +0100, "Telerín"
> <> wrote:
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>>Hi everybody.
>>
>>How can I reduce the size of a virtual disk?
>>
> Please elaborate what exactly you mean by "size of a virtual disk".
> Your question as it stands is ambiguous....
>
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> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

This is dynamic or fixed-size disc...?

Try compress on VHD file.

VHD Resizer is a small utility that can shrink vhd's. Free downloa
here: 'Files: VHD Resizer
(http://vmtoolkit.com/files/folders/c...s/entry87.aspx

Kar

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Kari

It is a dynamic size disc.

How can I to compress it?






"Pavel" <> escribió en el mensaje
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> This is dynamic or fixed-size disc...?
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> Try compress on VHD file.
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On 22-03-2010 05:22 PM, Telerín wrote:
> Hi everybody.
>
> How can I reduce the size of a virtual disk?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Hi Telerin,

I also had the same problem. I'm using both Virtual-Box and Virtual PC.

The problem with the dynamic VHD is it can expand automatically. But
cannot shrink automatically.

1 I'll just run an utility names "sdelete" which wil be available for
free download.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897443.aspx

Usage: sdelete -c

-c Zero free space (good for virtual disk optimization).

2 The is an option available in virtual PC

File -> VirtualDisk wizard ->Edit an Existing VHD.
Select the location of the VHD and Select Compact it.

I think this post will be useful for you.

Excuse my English.

Thanks.

http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/compact-virtual-pc-disk/

or

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307987/en-us

> It is a dynamic size disc.
>
> How can I to compress it?
>

Thanks everybody.



"Telerín" <> escribió en el mensaje
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> Hi everybody.
>
> How can I reduce the size of a virtual disk?
>
> Thanks.
>

U¿ytkownik "Telerín" <> napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
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> Hi everybody.
>
> How can I reduce the size of a virtual disk?
>

My method:
- use Image for Windows (
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ima...windows-ss.htm )
- create backup of vhd
- restore backup

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marfi