How to shrink a pre-allocated VM?

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• How to convert growable pre-allocated disk? [RESOLVED]!

  Hi all

  Don't worry my question isn't so difficult. I installed VMware Workstation 10 and that you have installed Win XP SP3 as guest OS on x 64 host Win8. I made a disc that is pre-allocated on the c: drive and now the space is running low (space on drive C :) and I want to convert in growable.

  Of course I checked this: examples using the VMware Virtual Disk Manager , but I cannot understand how to use these commands. Everytime I open the VMware Virtual Disk Manager it closes immediately. So how can I use this second command? Can someone tell me? Thanks in advance.

  Post edited by: HamzaUmar

  Post edited by: HamzaUmar

  It's actually the replacement/change of name, which was not correct.

  According to the virtual disk format, a virtual disk may consist of:

  • one hard file that contains metadata such as data user
  • two files where hard contains metadata and -flat.vmdk contains data for the user
  • multiple hard files where hard contains metadata and the other hard file (... f00x.vmdk or... s00x.vmdk) contain the data used

  Note: There are also a few other types of files, but these are the most important.

  With the conversion, you ran (t 0), you have created a "single growable virtual disk" that contains the metadata as user data.

  To make sure that I don't give you directions wrong, please let me know what hard files you currently have?

  The steps you provided, I guess you still have the new.vmdk renamed on the F: drive that you used to replace the Windows XP Professional - flat hard. If this is the case - and with disk space is low, you have on C: drive - I would recommend that you use the "extensible virtual disk split into 2 GB files" (t 1) for the virtual disk. This will allow you to increase or compact the virtual disk in the future without needing a huge amount of additional disk space.

  Again, assuming that the virtual disk on the disk F: file is one that you still, you could remove the current "Windows XP Professional.vmdk" and "Windows XP Professional - flat hard" files in the folder of the virtual machine on the C: drive (remember to backup the files before deleting them), then rename "Windows XP Professional.vmdk" on drive F : to "new.vmdk" and run:

  VMware-vdiskmanager-r F:\New.vmdk t 1 "C:\Virtual Machines\Windows XP Professional\Windows XP Professional.vmdk"

  This command creates the file descriptor of "Windows XP Professional.vmdk", but also a number of files "Windows XP Professional - s00x.vmdk" according to the provisioned virtual disk file. With the 15 GB virtual disk you should end up with... s001.vmdk - by-s008.vmdk.

  André

• VM pre-allocated low disk space

  Hello

  I run 3 VM (VMware Workstation), each has its own hard drive. When I installed these machines I have previously assigned space on the assumption (false!) that the virtual machine would not grow. I'm now so low space than a machine cannot start, and as much as I know I can't shrink a pre-allocated VM?

  First of all, could someone tell me what increses in fact the size of the file and as a percentage of the available disk space how much I have to leave in the future of the room?

  Secondly, how can I get out of this situation? As a temporary measure, I could copy the virtual machine to a drive with more space, but I need to get it back on the original disc later, is it possible to resize a pre-allocated machine?

  I think that, in the light of the foregoing, you can guess that I am a user not a computer scientist.

  Thanks for your help... Marcus

  the command, we suggest you will create a clone of the current state.
  The size of the resulting vmdk would be slightly larger than the netto-data on the original disc.

  So if the Explorer inside the guest who would claim the 270 130 GB Gb serve the vmdk resulting could be as small as 140 GB.
  The exact size of the vmdk resulting isn't exactly predictable, but it is maybe much smaller than the original vmdk.

  The performance problem with the instant results from the mere fact that VMware should then read several files.
  It goes like this...

  GuestOS wants to read sector 100.00 on the disk = the first VMware audits if 100,000 area is inside the snapshot 2.
  If there is good - VMware check if this sector is inside snapshot1. If so very well - if not - VMware must also read the basedisk to find 100,000 sector

  This means that playback has several steps more than if you would use a vmdk préallouée without clichés.

  I generally recommend to use type growth basedisks if you know you want to make heavy use of snapshots

• How to cancel a pre-order iBooks from my iPhone or iPad?

  How to cancel a pre-order iBooks from my iPhone or iPad?

  I have an iPhone and an IPad mini. I am up-to-date on my software

  You can not on an iOS device, you will need to use the computer iTunes - see to halfway down this page: pre-order music and movies on the iTunes Store - Apple Support

  If you do not have access to a computer (no family member or a friend) try contacting iTunes Support, use the link "contact us" at the bottom right of each page here

• How can I force < pre > (or [code] bbcode) tags for the return to the line?

  I recently spent 12 Opera to Firefox.

  I use the world of Warcraft UI and Macros forum a lot and I use the {code} tag when posting scripts or macros.

  In Opera, {code} tags would be word wrap nicely, allowing me to see the whole code block;
  http://i.imgur.com/AhJJwHH.jpg

  However, in Firefox, the {code} tag not dress and gives me a horizontal scroll bar;
  http://i.imgur.com/CC6nwSi.jpg

  How can we force pre or {code} tags to word wrap in FIrefox? I guess I could get around this behavior with the CSS styles, but I'm a complete noob to how to start even with that. A tutorial step by step would be best.

  Thanks in advance.

  Then, you add the selector code as well.

  code, pre {
  white-space:pre-wrap !important;
  word-wrap:break-word !important;
  }

• How to shrink a picture to fit a model without losing the proportions of photos? When I pull the smaller image, it will lean or wide rather than staying the same but smaller...

  How to shrink a picture to fit a model without losing the proportions of photos? When I pull the smaller image, it will lean or wide rather than staying the same but smaller...

  Nice day!

  When turn you the image permanently the SHIFT key to keep the proportions or perhaps use file > Automate > Fit Image.

  Kind regards

  Pfaffenbichler

• Create endpoint network Stream - pre-allocation for strings

  Hello

  I would use really allocation entry mode to pre-allocate memory on my RT goal. My concern is how to allocate memory for the size of the string.

  Because of the documentation

  "pre-allocate specifies that memory allocation buffer occurs when the end point is created. Wired for the type of input data determines the amount of memory allocated for each item. If a greater element is added to the buffer during execution, the extra memory is allocated dynamically. "

  I understand that if I am wiring constant string to the category data, 40 to the size of the buffer I receive buffer to 40 channels. String but how long? A single character?

  I don't want to let the Manager of memory to run after the creation of endpoint, so I would allow large memory space (for example 40 string, 10 characters each).

  Is it possible to do constant connection string (for example with 10 characters) or I have to put my string specific to the cluster size?

  Another question of trival perhaps, is - it possible to check what size buffer was allocated by this VI?

  Kamil

  Hello

  Here is some additional information on the allocation of memory for network streams:

  http://www.NI.com/white-paper/12267/en/

  My guess is that in order to pre-allocate buffers to not scalar data types, you'll write 'false' elements of the size desired in the stream to read or to flush out these elements "dummy" bevore using the flow in normally.

  Best regards!

• Missing after pre-allocating to extra 40 GB hard disk space

  Hello

  I use Windows 7 with VMWare fusion and everything works fine except after a few days, I'm already low disk space.

  What virtual machine installation automatically allocated 40 GB by default Windows C: / / hard drive. On the settings tab, under the hard drive, I moved the slider up to 80 GB and checked the "pre-allocate disk space" option before applying the settings. It took a few minutes to complete and then the extra space was absent from the partition on my mac, but when I run windows folder C: / / is still only 40 GB, and I can't find where the missing space disappeared.

  Anyone know how I can develop either drive C to the 80 GB that was to be distributed on it, or otherwise restore disk space lost from my mac?

  Kind regards

  Jack

  Hi Jack,

  Welcome to the forums.

  After resizing the virtual disk, you must tell Windows 7 to extend its partition. Go to the management of records within your guest and extend your C: drive with available disk space.

  Concerning

  Franck

• wiped iMac how to reinstall software pre-installed

  iMac 21 mid 2011, OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 2.5 GHZ, 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

  Virus caused a wipe and reinstall of the system... Thanks to my Geek son - done!

  Problem is MS Office 2011 came pre-installed on this system and I did not / can not get the drives or the product key to reinstall that software.  Any ideas on how to accomplish this feat?

  I called Apple, where I mentioned MS Mac supports, Trsf to sales to individuals and Trsf to another person.  Best answer "redeem" the software for $149, they will be happy to sell me again... hmmmm I already bought it once.

  Does anyone have a better solution?

  Thanks for your help!

  Love tank

  Restore your backup. If you do not save him, then you're probably out of luck.

  BTW, MS Office for Mac is a Microsoft product, not an Apple product. I would say dealing with MS on your question if you do not have media, key product or any other form of proof of purchase.

  You should always have a solid backup plan, you should also document what that product keys. Finally if you have a system where third parties applications come on Dungeon of media (e.g. DVD) media.

  BTW, there are ZERO viruses for OS X! It is a very small amount of other types of malware but it's extremely easy to avoid:

  • Never use a torrent to download anything.
  • OS X update.
  • Follow the basic rules in Phony 'technical support' / 'ransomware' popups and web pages
  • Never download from a site that you do not trust.

• How to shrink SYSTEM. DRV

  T430s

  Win7

  drive factory cloned for SSD

  SYSTEM. DRV now = 55GB 99% free

  I understand that system.drv contains the bootloader and cannot be deleted.

  I would like some tips on how to make system, drv, smaller, including experience with specific software.

  I have access to Paragon and Easeus partition software.

  What's weird, is that SYSTEM_DRV should not be as big as 55GO. Go ahead and cut it up to 100 MB if you can, 2 GB otherwise.

  You can actually shrink this partition while the system is running using in Windows 7 disk management, but up the partition C: will require a tool such as Paragon and Easeus offline.

  (I use Partition Wizard myself.)

• Received message that my copy of WIndows is not activated. How can I activate pre-installed software?

  I have XP Pro Version 2002; Service Pack 3.  This software came pre-loaded on my Dell and I used the same computer and software for several years.  I don't have a product key code.  Why is this activation is requested for the moment?  What can I do about it?

  Hi Wyatt33,

  It would be if you changed or added hardware and this pushed Windows XP become out of tolerance.

  You will need to reactivate the copy of Windows XP.

  How to activate Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307890

  For more assistance, contact the Microsoft Activation Center.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx

• How to: shrink a partition vista 64

  Original title: problem of shrinking vista partition

  I'm trying to reduce my vista 64 partition. The computer says I have about 86 gigabytes of space to this topic, but when I try to reduce it, he says that I can only reduce it about 338 MB. Why is this and how can I solve this problem?

  Hello

  see if that helps

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/working-around-Windows-vistas-shrink-volume-inadequacy-problems/

• How re - install Windows pre-installed 8

  My ASUS (K55) laptop came pre-installed with Windows 8. I didn't like, so I installed Windows 7 on a disk. Now, I want my Windows 8 return. How can I do this? I don't have a disc of Windows 8. But my laptop box came with a product key of Windows 8. How can I install?

  You can download it from there and use your product key to upgrade:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

• How can I increase the allocation of RAM installed to a specific program installed?

  / * moved from responses Feedbcak * /.

  I have a 6 core Intel CPU with 12 GB of RAM installed in a 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate OS. The installed chess program I use is allocated only about 3.5 GB of RAM. My computer is almost entirely used for chess and I need to increase the amount of RAM installed
  granted this chess program. How can I do this? I would be grateful for help if anyone can help me.

  Your mention of "only being allocated about 3.5 GB of RAM" leads me to believe that your chess program is 32-bit and the allocation of memory ~3.5Gb is a functional limitation of 32-bit architecture.

  Is a 64 bit version of the program available? The software has its own support forum area where this limitation was discussed and possibly resolved?

• How to shrink thin comments on VMFS5? or change the block size?

  Hi all, I'll try to find a way to reduce invited bloating thin-set in service in an environment VMFS5 all.

  We went from 4.1 to 5.1 and then also vmotioned storage all our newly created vm VMFS5 volumes before you delete the old VMFS3 volumes.  During this operation, everyone has forgotten that one of our volumes has been intentionally assigned to a block size of differnet than all the others for the purpose of narrowing of the guests who had swelled upward for some reason any.  Now, we have no way to create something other than a volume of 1 MB block size which prevents us from doing the cleaning routine.  Is there an alternative way to shrink a guest who does not put offline?

  For those who do not know the procedure that I describe, here's how it works:

  You have a 100 GB comments that has only 10 GB of actual data in it, but because of something after bad temporary files, cleaning up old data, etc., that 100 GB had been used at a point of real files but is now only 10 GB in use. You want to recover which is now 90 concerts waste of space because your thin provisioned VMDK is sitting there at 100 GB in size.  With VMFS3, you could create a volume with a block size that was different from that of the volume on which the guest is currently living.   In our environment were all our 1 MB LUN but one that we kept to 2 MB just for that purpose.   When we were getting a little low on space and found guests such as the one in question, we would run a simple command to write zeros to the entire free space:

  Cat/dev/zero > bigfile; RM f bigfile

  Then all you have to do is storage vMotion the guest at the volume of 2 MB and return to its normal domestic and suddenly the VMDK's 100 GB up to 10 GB, all with no impact on the guest.  Without support for the creation of a file system with a different block size in VMFS5, now I'm not aware of a way to reclaim this space in a way that does not require an interruption of the guest.

  You can select the VMFS version when you create a new data store. With selected VMFS3, you will be able to specify the desired size of the block.

  André