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• To step
• Method 1 of 2: Expand the disk with VMware
• Method 2 of 2: Expand your drive in Workstation, Player, ACE Manager, Server or GSX
• Tips
• Warnings

VMware is a program that allows you to run multiple virtual machines from one physical computer. VMware thus acts as the interface between your hardware and your various operating systems. If the disk space on your virtual machine is running out, you will get a notification every time you turn on your computer and you may even notice that the speed and efficiency of your computer decreases. To increase the size of your disk space, you can simply adjust the settings of your disk and allocate newly created space to that disk. Before using any of these methods, make sure all snapshots have been deleted and the virtual machine is turned off.

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Method 1 of 2: Expand the disk with VMware

1. Make sure that a number of conditions are met. To increase disk size in VMware, make sure your virtual machine is turned off and that it has no snapshots. To determine if there are snapshots, check "Information" under the "Summary" tab of the virtual machine.
2. Go to Settings'. Do this in VMware.
3. Select the hard drive you want to expand. You can find this under the column "Hardware".
4. Expand your drive. On the right side of the window under "Disk Provisioning", set the new "Provisioned Size" of your disk. Some layouts instead have a drop-down menu titled “Utilities.” Select “Expand.” Generally, the drive will be somewhere between 30 and 40 GB at this stage, so try shrinking it to 45 to 55 GB first .
5. Click on "OK". This sets the new maximum size for the virtual disk.
6. Scan your disk again. After expanding the size of your drive, there are a few more steps to take within the operating system. To rescan your disk, go to "Disk Management" and select "Rescan Disks".
7. Adjust the size of the drive with your operating system. Now that you have expanded and rescanned the disk, you will see the "Unallocated disk space" we just created. We now need to allocate this space to your operating system drive. To do this, right-click on the unallocated space and select "Extend Volume". A simple wizard is displayed that allows you to indicate what you want to do with this newly created room. Assign it to your virtual disk.

Method 2 of 2: Expand your drive in Workstation, Player, ACE Manager, Server or GSX

1. Open the command prompt. If you are using VMware Workstation, Player, ACE Manager, Server or GSX products, please follow this method. You can do this by going to "Start" and entering "cmd" (without the quotes) in the search bar. Select "Run".
2. Go to the installation folder of the product.
   1. For Workstation, type: Program Files VMware VMware Workstation in Windows or: / usr / sbin in Linux.
   2. For Player and ACE Manager, type: Program Files VMware VMware Player in Windows or / usr / sbin in Linux.
   3. For the Server, type: Program Files VMware VMware Server in Windows or / usr / bin in Linux.
   4. For GSX, type: Program Files VMware VMware GSX Server in Windows or / usr / bin in Linux.
3. Enter the following code: vmware-vdiskmanager –x 100Gb vm.vmdk and press the Enter key. This will change the size of your current drive.
   1. Replace "vm.vmdk" with the full path to the virtual machine's virtual disk and replace 100 GB with the desired disk size.
4. Expand the disk partition. After expanding your disk's volume, you will need to notify your operating system of the change. Go to "Computer Management" and select "Disk Management". Right-click on "Volume" and then select "Extend Volume"

Tips

• You cannot complete this task if the virtual machine is turned on or if you have not deleted all snapshots.
• You may be better off creating a new disk (instead of expanding your current disk) and transferring your data.

Warnings

• Before expanding your drive, you should back up your current data.
• If you try to resize your drive in Lab Manager, you will lose all your data. If you need more space in your virtual machine, you should instead create a new virtual disk with the desired space and move your data to the new disk.