


On Windows there are several options which can be used. Step 3: Increase Partition size Windows 10 guest Select the partition which you like to increase.Below you can find the sequence for Linux Mint 19.3: Increasing the partition size depends on the OS. Next step is to utilize the partition size by using the newly added space.

You need to follow the next step in order to increase the partition size! Step 2: Increase Partition size Linux Mint guest Note: increasing the virtual disk will not take effect in the guest machine. Select a virtual hard disk which will be increased.It was added with version 6 and replaced the old way of increasing disk size - which wasn't really easy to follow. Virtual Media Manager will change the disk size for virtual disks with few clicks. Step 1: Enlarge disk size via Virtual Media Manager The should work for decreasing too - with some exceptions. Note: It's always a good idea when you do changes on your Virtual Machines to do back ups or snapshots.

Usually I set an amount which I think will be enough plus 5% to 10% - just in case. When you create a Virtual Machine you need to specify the virtual disk size. In this post you can find how to enlarge VirtualBox disk (working for VirtualBox 5.2 and later).
