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  If your virtual machine is running out of disk space, you can opt to increase the storage accordingly as long as the host machine has enough disk space to accommodate your VM. Follow the below pre-defined steps to guide you through the storage resizing process. The snapshots provided herein are for Oracle Linux 6 VM running on Windows 10 Operating System. You can also use the same steps to resize VMs running on Windows 7 or Windows 8. NB: If your virtual machine has snapshots, then, you can opt to clone your VM first, then increase disk space for the cloned machine. Click https://fdba-activities.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-to-clone-virtual-machine-on-windows.html to see a post on how to clone a virtual machine.  The steps below will only work for a machine without snapshots.   Before starting the process, ensure your virtual machine is shut down. It’s also recommended to take a copy of the vdi/vhd file to help in recovery just in case things go wrong. You can quickl...

  To clone an Oracle Linux Virtual Machine, I have formulated few simple steps to enable you complete the process. Shut down the VM. It should be in a powered-off state before starting the cloning process. On the VirtualBox Manager, locate and right-click on the Virtual Machine which you would like vdi/vhd resized. Then Select Clone. A clone Virtual Machine dialog box will appear. Provide the name and location of your new machine. Additional options are provided on the dialog box; they can be checked if required. Click on NEXT to proceed with the process. Then choose the Clone type . Select Full clone to include all files available in the old environment. Next, select whether to include or to exclude snapshots available in the old Virtual machine. If you are cloning the machine to increase disk space, then select the Current machine state to exclude the snapshots. You cannot increase/expand disk storage dynamically if your virtual machine has snapshots. Finally, hit on Cl...