Re: How to? Enlarge size of Virtual HD originally set up by VPC 6.1.

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From: Michael Paine (mpaine_at_tpgi.com.au)
Date: 09/02/04


Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:18:02 +1000

I recommmend creating an extra virtual drive (d:) if you need more hard
disk space rather than having a huge c: drive. See
http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/aoaug/mac_osx.html#vpc
for reasons.

Once you have a VPC configured with all your Windows programs make a
backup of the c: drive disk image file within OS X (mine easily fits on
a DVD becuase my data is on the d: drive). This can be used to restore
the system if (when!) you have a crash. See above link for tips. This
tip also applies to Bob B's query about XP "Recovery" (ie don't just
rely on recovery within Windows).

Michael Paine

Milos wrote:
> I cannot seem to find a way to change the size only make it variable
> or fixed. Variable list it as 1.99gb but it actually is much smaller.
> Is there a way to enlarge or can I copy to another virtual disk that
> is larger?
>
> Thanks,
> Milos



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