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Shrink VirtualBox Vdi

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I wrote an article on shrinking (Optimizing Virtualbox) the vdis created in VirtualBox.  After Virtualbox’s update, it was lost.  Now the new 2.2.2 version has the VBoxManage modifyhd –compact feature restored.  See How-to Here.

Anytime you are using commands, there is always a chance that you may lose data.  Always backup your data.

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Written by TTC Shelbyville IT Department

Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:51 am at 11:51 am

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  1. [...] Before starting this process, you may want to shrink the vdi (see our article here) [...]


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