Ubuntu Desktop, boot stops after expanding disk size | VMware Workstation Pro latest version

[serranomorante]

Hi.

I was trying to build a big app from inside my Ubuntu Desktop virtual machine. I got out of space. I received a desktop alert, something like: "Insufficient disk size..." or something like that. I immediately turn off the VM and went to

Virtual Machine Settings -> Hard Disk -> Disk Utilities -> Expand Disk Capacity

I expanded my VM disk size from 50GB to 100GB. This VM is on a disk with sufficient space, more than 400GB. 

Tried to boot my VM but then it stops as in the screenshot below.

I have no idea what ended up happening. I have no idea what to do.

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[bluefirestorm · Accepted solution]

It looks like you expanded the VMware virtual disk at the Windows host but the Ubuntu guest OS partition size remained the same; so as far as the guest OS is concerned it is still low on space.

You can use a tool like gparted to expand the guest OS partition. There is gparted from the Ubuntu LiveCD ISO or download from gparted.org the gparted ISO file. So boot up the VM using either ISO and use gparted to expand as needed.

[serranomorante]

It did work! Thank you ♥