Source: 12288MB (12GB) Destination 6000MB (6GB) You are trying to shrink a disk of 12GB (give or take) to 6GB, which is not supported. Only expanding is. Maybe you're missing a 0 in there?
On 05/02/17 21:36, Boris wrote: > Hej vbox-list, > > > On Debian Jessie, I run vbox 5.0.32. A VM with Win7 runs out of > diskspace, so I want to resize the vdi. > > No snapshot was ever established. > > The vdi was formatted with static size, so I cloned it to dynamic. > > showmediuminfo: > > UUID: e07898b0-05b8-4c82-8b5f-b0ea503bb58c > Parent UUID: base > State: created > Type: normal (base) > Location: /home/boris/VirtualBox VMs/Win7NAZA/Win7NAZA_var.vdi > Storage format: VDI > Format variant: dynamic default > Capacity: 12288 MBytes > Size on disk: 12016 MBytes > Encryption: disabled > > Finally, I think all preconditions for resizing should be fulfilled, but > > VBoxManage modifymedium '/home/boris/VirtualBox > VMs/Win7NAZA/Win7NAZA_var.vdi' --resize 6000 > > failes with > > 0%... > Progress state: VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED > VBoxManage: error: Resize medium operation for this format is not > implemented yet! > > Any idea is appreciated! Thanks! > > Boris > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe: > mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe