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6 Replies Last post: Apr 12, 2009 9:45 AM by JoeHuber
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Changing drive size

Apr 19, 2008 4:20 AM

Click to view cstoner's profile Lurker cstoner 4 posts since
Apr 19, 2008
Macbook
CPU 2.4ghz
Mem 4gb
Disk 160gb
OS Mac OS X 10.5.2

VM Fusion 1.1.1 (72241)
Guest Windows XP Pro SP2

When I first setup Fusion I pre-allocated all of the 20gb of disk space. How can I increase the size of the drive to say 30gb?

THANKS
Reply Re: Changing drive size Apr 19, 2008 4:25 AM
Click to view borisdusek's profile Expert borisdusek 392 posts since
Mar 8, 2008
Have a look at Resizing a Virtual Disk for Windows Guests with Step by Step Instructions. Alternatives include adding a second hard disk or using Shared Folders for data files.
Reply Re: Changing drive size Apr 19, 2008 6:31 AM
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Click to view cstoner's profile Lurker cstoner 4 posts since
Apr 19, 2008
For whatever reason VM Fusion does not allow me to add a drive. When I
select Hard disk and click the plus sign the only thing enabled is
Shared Folders.
Reply Re: Changing drive size Apr 19, 2008 6:32 AM
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Click to view borisdusek's profile Expert borisdusek 392 posts since
Mar 8, 2008
You have to shutdown the virtual machine first (i.e. Virtual machine > Shutdown Guest or so)
Reply Re: Changing drive size Apr 19, 2008 6:59 AM
Click to view cstoner's profile Lurker cstoner 4 posts since
Apr 19, 2008
Thanks for the quick assistance.
Reply Re: Changing drive size Apr 19, 2008 7:01 AM
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Click to view cstoner's profile Lurker cstoner 4 posts since
Apr 19, 2008
I had tried changing the drive with the guest shutdown but not with
the guest window still open. That did the trick. I may still go the
route of changing the drive size but at least now I have options.

Thank you for your help and quick response.
Reply Re: Changing drive size Apr 12, 2009 9:45 AM
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Click to view JoeHuber's profile Lurker JoeHuber 1 posts since
Apr 12, 2009
Using Fusion 2.02 I added a second larger virtual hard disk, cloned my first HD to it, and then used the - button to delete the first hard disk.

Unfortunately Fusion then refused to start up that VM saying that the IDE master slave relationships were messed up. Something about there being a Slave but no Master.

Any suggestions?
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