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[virtualization][virtual_machines] Convert raw image to VMDK using the VirtualBox CLI #863

Open LukeShortCloud opened 1 year ago

LukeShortCloud commented 1 year ago 
$ VBoxManage convertfromraw <RAW_IMAGE>.img <VMDK_IMAGE>.vmdk --format VMDK

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/454899/how-to-convert-flat-raw-disk-image-to-vmdk-for-virtualbox-or-vmplayer

LukeShortCloud commented 1 year ago

It is recommended to convert the raw image first before resizing / adding more space.