Resize disk?

[imWildCat]

My VM disk is too small for installing updates. Any method to resize the disk?

[akaraatanasov]

I'm wondering the same thing. I don't want to create a new VM just to increase the size of the disk image, since it would require me to do my enviroment setup all over again. Is there any way we can do that?

[insidegui]

Resizing the boot disk is currently not supported in VirtualBuddy, and I'm not sure how that could be implemented. Pull requests implementing this would be highly appreciated.

[daemontroll]

I just started working with VirtualBuddy and would like to see this feature implemented.

[howdytom]

Any update on this? I run into the same issue. I thought the image size is automatically increased.

[eleazar7]

Yes, I also really need this option too! Please add this feature!
Just ask AI to code it. That should help at least somewhat speed up the work.

[jbosse]

I think I have found a workaround.

1. Create a new VM with the new disk size.
2. Disable FileVault on the old VM (wait until if is finished)
3. Right click the VM panel and select "Show in Finder"
4. Right click the .vbvm file and select "Show Package Contents"
5. Copy Disk.img to another lo location
6. In the new VM settings, add this copy of Disk.img
   • Find the "Storage" section (there should only be a "Boot" disk listed.
   • Click the "+" button in the bottom left of the section.
   • In the modal that opens, select "Select an existing disk image file
   • Locate and choose your copy of Disk.img from Step 5.
7. On first boot of the new VM, choose "Move from Mac..."
8. You should see a "Macintosh HD" as an available source option.
9. Wait for it to finish.
10. Stop the new VM
11. Go back the new VM settings and remove Disk.img
    • Find the "Storage" section
    • Select the Disk image
    • Click the "-" button in the bottom left of the section.
12. Start the new VM
13. Profit

[akaraatanasov]

Could you please specify a bit more steps 6 & 11?
Where in "new VM settings do you add the Disk.img"?
Could you add a screenshot?

[jbosse]

Does this help?

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[akaraatanasov]

Awesome, thank you!

[jbosse]

I added some more information in the steps as well.

[codydh]

I've tried to follow these instructions, but there seems to be something going wrong on 15.6.1 (24G90) host with VirtualBuddy Version 2.0.1 (282).

When I create a new VM and attach my old Disk.img (whether located in its original location, or moved elsewhere on my disk), the new VM never boots, I just see an infinite black screen. Disabling the second drive from the old VM allows it to boot, but obviously I cannot migrate in that case.

I've tried a second approach of creating a new VM and getting it to the point where I can launch Migration Assistant. However, adding my old Disk.img to a working VM causes it to get into an infinite boot loop of showing the Apple logo and a progress bar of about 30%, and then going blank and doing that again, repeatedly.

I've tried this with several virtualized versions of Sequoia, two different "old" Disk.imgs, and also toggling the External and Read-only options, which still do not produce a successful boot.

Any tips on what I might be missing here?

[jbosse]

I did have trouble when my original VM was running FileVault. I had to disable FileVault on the old machine first. But I have only tried this on Tahoe betas.

[codydh]

@jbosse Thanks for the reply! I double-checked and my original VM doesn't have FileVault enabled. I tried a virtualized Tahoe beta, and attaching my old Sequoia VM to that, but I see the same behavior.

Are you using Tahoe as the host OS as well?

[jbosse]

Yes. I couldn't update the beta because my volume was too small and this is what I did to update and move all my stuff to the newer beta.

[codydh]

@jbosse Sorry I was unclear there, I meant are you using Tahoe as the OS actually running on your hardware, as well as in the VMs?

[jbosse]

@jbosse Sorry I was unclear there, I meant are you using Tahoe as the OS actually running on your hardware, as well as in the VMs?

No. My Mac is an M1 running Sequoia.