#5653 closed defect (wontfix)
Error: Host System Reported Disk Full at .vdi size 3.99 GB, still 15 GB free on Drive
| Reported by: | Notes | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 3.1.0 |
| Keywords: | Win 7 | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Windows |
Description
Dear V-Box Team
I am receiving Error message as per attached snapshot, BUT i have 15 GB free on my drive. Please help
Thanks
Attachments (2)
Change History (9)
by , 15 years ago
by , 15 years ago
| Attachment: | v-box-error.jpg added |
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comment:1 by , 15 years ago
follow-up: 4 comment:3 by , 15 years ago
Yes, FAT32, But before I had Win XP vdi installed and it extended beyond 5 GB as I installed more SWs in XP.
comment:4 by , 15 years ago
Replying to mynote77:
Yes, FAT32, But before I had Win XP vdi installed and it extended beyond 5 GB as I installed more SWs in XP.
comment:5 by , 15 years ago
Unfortunately, FAT32 does not allow files bigger than 4GB. And even worse: It is quite difficult to implement a generic check for the maximal file size of a Windows file system. You will definitely not be able to have a .vdi image which is bigger than 4G on a FAT32 partition.
comment:6 by , 15 years ago
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | new → closed |
We do not support splitting up VDI files into 4 GB chunks. You should use VMDK if you are unwilling/unable to switch to NTFS. (VBoxManage allows you to create a split VMDK, which then can be used for the VM)
The only workaround for existing VMs is to move the VDI to an NTFS partition.
comment:7 by , 15 years ago
I will open an internal defect to present an appropriate warning when trying to create a VDI on a FAT32 partition.
Dear V-Box Team
I am receiving Error message as per attached snapshot, BUT i have 15 GB free on my drive. Please help
Host is Win XP SP3 Guest is Win 7
Thanks