From 6ca9c6eff76877b5dec8f37ba0b78ce82cce9770 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Danny Tsang <567982+dannytsang@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:43:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Added pointer to use host terminal when enabling shrink for VBox VM (#28555) --- source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md b/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md index f9cb5633e20..8a0218597ab 100644 --- a/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md +++ b/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md @@ -267,10 +267,11 @@ _All these can be extended if your usage calls for more resources._
By default, VirtualBox does not free up unused disk space. To automatically shrink the vdi disk image - the `discard` option must be enabled: + the `discard` option must be enabled using your host machine's terminal: ```bash VBoxManage storageattach --storagectl "SATA" --port 0 --device 0 --nonrotational on --discard on ``` + More details can be found about the command can be found [here](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-storageattach).
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