Comments on: Resizing VMWare Server Virtual Disk https://sheepguardingllama.com/2008/11/resizing-vmware-server-virtual-disk/ Scott Alan Miller :: A Life Online Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Scott Alan Miller https://sheepguardingllama.com/2008/11/resizing-vmware-server-virtual-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-22192 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:36:01 +0000 http://www.sheepguardingllama.com/?p=2990#comment-22192 I assume that you are asking about the -L+ syntax?

If you use standard -L syntax you are specifying the TOTAL size of the drive. If you currently have a 160GB drive and specify 80GB using the -L syntax your drive will SHRINK by 50% likely causing massive data loss.

If you use the -L+ syntax like I show in the example you will instead add an additional 80GB giving you a total of 240GB and not causing data loss.

Does that help?

]]> By: Zashkaser https://sheepguardingllama.com/2008/11/resizing-vmware-server-virtual-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-22189 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:11 +0000 http://www.sheepguardingllama.com/?p=2990#comment-22189 I don’t get it, what do you mean by the 3rd paragraph?

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