specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.21, VBoxManage modifyhd time. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to constantly expand the image file consumes additional computing resources, so until the disk has fully expanded, write compacting is also supported for disk formats other than VDI. • The –resize option allows you to expand the capacity of an existing image; this increases the logical size of a virtual disk without affecting

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.21, VBoxManage modifyhd time. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to constantly expand the image file consumes additional computing resources, so until the disk has fully expanded, write compacting is also supported for disk formats other than VDI. • The –resize option allows you to expand the capacity of an existing image; this increases the logical size of a virtual disk without affecting

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.21, VBoxManage modifyhd time. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to constantly expand the image file consumes additional computing resources, so until the disk has fully expanded, write supported for disk formats other than VDI. 123 8 VBoxManage • The –resize option allows you to expand the capacity of an existing image; this increases the logical size of a virtual disk without affecting

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.21, VBoxManage modifyhd time. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to constantly expand the image file consumes additional computing resources, so until the disk has fully expanded, write compacting is also supported for disk formats other than VDI. • The –resize option allows you to expand the capacity of an existing image; this increases the logical size of a virtual disk without affecting

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.21, VBoxManage modifyhd time. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to constantly expand the image file consumes additional computing resources, so until the disk has fully expanded, write compacting is also supported for disk formats other than VDI. • The –resize option allows you to expand the capacity of an existing image; this increases the logical size of a virtual disk without affecting

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.23, VBoxManage modifyhd drive was created. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to expand the image file consumes additional computing re- sources, so until the disk file size has stabilized for VDI and VHD formats, and only for the dynamically allocated variants, and can only be used to expand (not shrink) the capacity. For example, if you originally created a 10G disk which is now full, you

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.23, VBoxManage modifyhd drive was created. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to expand the image file consumes additional computing re- sources, so until the disk file size has stabilized for VDI and VHD formats, and only for the dynamically allocated variants, and can only be used to expand (not shrink) the capacity. For example, if you originally created a 10G disk which is now full, you

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.23, VBoxManage modifyhd drive was created. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to expand the image file consumes additional computing re- sources, so until the disk file size has stabilized for VDI and VHD formats, and only for the dynamically allocated variants, and can only be used to expand (not shrink) the capacity. For example, if you originally created a 10G disk which is now full, you

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.23, VBoxManage modifyhd drive was created. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to expand the image file consumes additional computing re- sources, so until the disk file size has stabilized for VDI and VHD formats, and only for the dynamically allocated variants, and can only be used to expand (not shrink) the capacity. For example, if you originally created a 10G disk which is now full, you

specified when the image file is created. As opposed to a physical disk however, VirtualBox allows you to expand an image file after creation, even if it has data already; see chapter 8.23, VBoxManage modifyhd drive was created. While this format takes less space initially, the fact that VirtualBox needs to expand the image file consumes additional computing re- sources, so until the disk file size has stabilized for VDI and VHD formats, and only for the dynamically allocated variants, and can only be used to expand (not shrink) the capacity. For example, if you originally created a 10G disk which is now full, you