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10 Replies Last post: Nov 1, 2008 3:39 AM by hadzija  

Virtual Hard Disk Size Limitation posted: Dec 12, 2007 7:57 AM

Click to view KirksNoseHair's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Dec 12, 2007

Hello Everyone:

I'm new here but not necessarily new to VMWare. I've been running the Windows Version for a few years and just picked up a copy of VMWare Fusion for my brand new MacBook Pro and I was wondering there is any type of workaround for the 20GB limitation on Virtual Hard disks and if not, does anyone know if there are plans to increase this limit in a future patch or version of the software?

Thanks in advance for any responses!


Re: Virtual Hard Disk Size Limitation

1. Dec 12, 2007 8:12 AM in response to: KirksNoseHair
Click to view etung's profile Guru 11,086 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
I'm new here but not necessarily new to VMWare. I've been running the Windows Version for a few years and just picked up a copy of VMWare Fusion for my brand new MacBook Pro and I was wondering there is any type of workaround for the 20GB limitation on Virtual Hard disks and if not, does anyone know if there are plans to increase this limit in a future patch or version of the software?

There is no such limit, though 20 GB is the default maximum size for Windows XP (the default OS type). IIRC the actual limit is something like 950 GB (and hackers like continuum have been able to create even larger virtual disks). Since you're asking such a nonsensical question, I assume you have an inaccurate understanding of how virtual disks work. Feel free to ask more questions. What makes you say that there is such a limit?

Re: Virtual Hard Disk Size Limitation

2. Dec 12, 2007 8:19 AM in response to: KirksNoseHair
Click to view WoodyZ's profile Guru 10,110 posts since
Apr 22, 2004

There is not a 20 GB limit! Are you saying that when you walk through the New Virtual Machine Assistant that when you get to the Virtual Hard Disk section that you can not change the default value?

Also please provide additional information by reading the following which is on the Fusion Forum main page.

If you want to ask a question, read HOWTO: Ask (and Answer) Questions first.


Re: Virtual Hard Disk Size Limitation

4. Dec 12, 2007 9:17 AM in response to: KirksNoseHair
Click to view etung's profile Guru 11,086 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
I figure this out myself, never mind

For the benefit of others who may come across this thread, what was the issue and solution?

Re: Virtual Hard Disk Size Limitation

5. Dec 12, 2007 9:29 AM in response to: etung
Click to view rbugles's profile Enthusiast 31 posts since
Dec 29, 2006

Indeed... Kirk...

though, etung was not so warm, does not mean you are not "WELCOME" :)

I am interested to hear what the overall issue was!

R

Click to view hadzija's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Oct 31, 2008
I'm having the same problem with 20 GB disk limitation. I'm running VMware Fusion 2.0 on a Mac 10.5.5 and I have a Windows XP virtual disc.

When I access VMware tools (from Mac) and I go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Harddisk settings I can manually adjust the size of virtual disk and optionally check the box "Pre-allocate the disk space". At the moment setting is 50 GB. But...

When I load my Windows XP and I rightclick on my Windows volume C: it shows only 20 GB in total. At the moment 4 GB are free in Windows XP and other day when I was trying to install a 2-disc game (dvd) my Windows said: "There is no enough diskspace available on your drive C".

My question is: what the hack is my setting of 50 GB affecting actually? Not what I hoped for any way ?:|
Any idea how I can increase size of Windows volume so I have it available from within XP?

Thanks!

P.S. Even if I check the box "Pre-allocate disk space" it doesn't change the size from within XP.
Click to view etung's profile Guru 11,086 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
To fix this, see Resizing Virtual Disks With Step by Step Instructions. Remember that there's a difference between a partition's size (which is the space an OS can use) and the actual disk size.
Click to view WoodyZ's profile Guru 10,110 posts since
Apr 22, 2004
Click to view AlanBrownOne's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Oct 31, 2008
I, too, needed to expand my disk partition. This article was perfect. It worked flawlessly (I like when it does that!). :)
Click to view hadzija's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Oct 31, 2008
Thanks people - it worked! I added another disk where I moved my userdata.
Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden:D

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