In this informative video tutorial, you will be guided through expanding a virtual disk on a VMware platform currently running on the Windows 10 operating system. The instructions are clear, concise, and easy to follow, making it a hassle-free experience for any user.
How to Increase Disk Size in VMware Virtual Machine
To enlarge the virtual disk on VMware:
Step 1: If you have not installed VMware on your Windows computer before, please refer to the videos below:
VMware 12 ➦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZQuGS2voE
VMware 14 ➦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uf9-6SPiMY
VMware 15 ➦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jAOP_mPTM
Step 2: After installing the VMware virtualization program on your computer, you create a new virtual machine and install a new operating system over it; you can easily do so if you want to expand the VM disk.
Step 3: First, close the virtual machine on VMware.
Step 4: Click on the Hard Disk Device of the VM.
Step 5: After opening the Virtual Machine Settings window, click Hard Disk again.
Step 6: Click the Expand Disk Capacity button.
Step 7: Specify the HDD size on the Maximum Hard Disk and click the Expand button.
Step 8: Wait while the virtual disk enlarges.
Step 9: Click the OK button to close the Info window:
Step 10: Close the Virtual Machine Settings window.
Step 11: Now run the virtual machine.
Step 12: Click My Computer and check the C: drive.
Step 13: Click Manage on My Computer.
Step 14: Continue by clicking Disk Management in the Computer Management window.
Step 15: On the C: drive, click Extend Volume.
Step 16: Click the Next button in the Extend Volume Wizard window.
Step 17: Select Disk0 or Disk1 in the Selected section and click Next.
Step 18: On VMware, expand the virtual machine’s virtual HDD and click Finish to close the window.
Step 19: Finally, open My Computer again and check the status.
Step 20: Watch the entire video to expand the virtual disk on VMware.
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