Where to 10 GB in size of VMDK files.

Hello.

SW: WmWare Workstation 7.1.4.

HW: Intel Core i7-920/6 GB of RAM/2x0.5Tb HARD drive. Host of OS = Windows 7 x 64 ultimate.

I have a virtual machine with the guest OS Windows Server 2003.

When I run this VM I see inside - drive C: size = 39.8 GB space free = 30, 2 GB. So, space = 9.6 GB.

But when I stop VM I see - the VMDK file size is 19 GB!

The big question is - where did it take 10 GB 'extra '?

How can I adjust to its actual size? So I want VMDK take all the space, it is used in real-time under guest operating system.

Well, I'm ok if difference will be from 1 to 2 GB but 10 GB - it IS TOO! :-(

I tried to shrink the VMDK size:

(1) ran Compact & Deframent for this VMDK file (in VmWare FRO this virtual machine).

2) has added a new virtual HARD disk, start VM in the Acronis image ISO disc and then - created disk image of the HDD1, HDD2.

Then HDD1 deleted, added new HDD1 with the same size. Restore the system from the HDD2 to HDD1 disk image.

After all these manipulations I still have VMDK size = 19 GB!

Still can't understand - where does 10 GB 'extra '?

Kind regards
Dmitry.

I'll assume that you don't have any snapshots...

First of all, you need to use Shrink VMware Tools or instead using another method to zero free space on the disk for compacting.  In Virtual Machines Windows I use SDelete with the argument - c, then press stop, suspend not and the compact disc I think faster then using VMware Tools shrink.

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