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title: Resize an existing virtual disk
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date: 2022-01-31T13:20:51.295Z
date: 2024-07-13T13:11:07.613Z
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dateCreated: 2021-11-13T11:41:29.087Z
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# Resize a disk
> *Instructions only applies to Linux guests.*
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## Background
A virtual machine's disk may have to be resized, typically due to lack of space. This page explains how to do so.
The process involves creating a new blank virtual disk of the desired size and grow the former disk into the new one.
## Usage for Linux guests
## Usage
> *In-place expansion is not supported. A new disk of the desired size has to be created.*
> In-place expansion is not supported. A new disk of the desired size has to be created.
{.is-info}
* *Move to the location that contains the existing image*
* Navigate to the location that contains the existing image.
```
cd /var/lib/libvirt/images
```
* Create a new blank disk image of the desired size
* *Create a new disk image*
Use the following command to create a disk of 15 GB called `phyllome-bigger.img`.
Use the following command to create a disk of 20 GB called `guest_20G.img`.
```
qemu-img create -f raw phyllome-bigger.img 15G
qemu-img create -f raw guest_20G.img 20G
```
* *Expand the root partition*
* Identify the filesystem layout of the existing disk
* Expand the root partition
> *This command expects the root partition to be located on the vda3 partition. It has only been tested against the `ext4`filesystem.*
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virt-resize --expand /dev/vda3 phyllome.img phyllome-bigger.img
```
* *The following should appear*
* The following should appear
```
[ 0.0] Examining phyllome.img