Resizing VirtualBox Disks – I wanted to resize the hard drive of my VM, and I figured that this would be an easy task. As it turns out, it is extremely easy. The only problem was that it wasn’t working. Here is how I resolved that error. Please note, this is my dev VM. If I mess things up, I’ll wipe it and start over. If you can’t be so cavalier about what you do on your VM’s, you better make a backup first. (more…)
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Moving VirtualBox VM - Sometimes space on your local drive isn't enough to warrant a 20GB VM to be created. Move your VirtualBox VM's.
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