Because I had some trouble finding the information I needed, I am putting it all here to save you the time it takes to sift through the entire internet. Without further ado, here's how you "grow a hard disk."
The Scenario:
You've just created a new Virtual Machine that's running Linux. Everything goes great, you install some software, and then a message pops up saying you're almost out of space.
You've just created a new Virtual Machine that's running Linux. Everything goes great, you install some software, and then a message pops up saying you're almost out of space.
The Solution:
- Turn OFF your virtual machine.
- From the host, go to the directory where VirtualBox is installed and run the following command: VBoxManage modifyhd MyVirtualDisk.vdi --resize NEW_SIZE_IN_MB Now you will need to resize your partitions.
- Download a stable release of GParted Live.
- Mount the GParted Live iso on your VM and change the System boot order to boot from CD first. Then start your VM.
- In GParted you will be able to rearrange the partitions. Move anything that is between /dev/sda1 and your free space to the far right. Then you will be able to expand /dev/sda1 into the free space.
- Shutdown the vm, change the boot order to whatever it was before and reboot. You should be good to go!
