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If you run Window$ as a virtual machine in a dynamically expanding storage within Debian/Linux using VirtualBox, maybe you’re interested in compact the VDI to save space.

First, you need to download the SDelete application from the Sysinternals web site and extract the zip file in your Window$ drive.
From a command prompt (Start/Run and type ‘cmd‘ to open a command prompt) move to the directory which contains the “sdelete.exe” file and type the followind command:

scdelete -c C:

Shutdown your Windows Guest Machine after fill with zeros the free space in the disk with the previous command and type the following commands from a terminal replacing “MACHINE.vdi” with the name of your VDI:

enrgar@jack-sparrow:~$ VBoxManage modifyhd –compact MACHINE.vdi

Adding as mental note.

Links

• Compact a VirtualBox Windows Guest on Debian

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