On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:05:07 -0400, "ThePro"
<mcthepro@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>Hi,
>
>I had a problem with some database running in a W2K3 virtual machine under
>W2K8 Hyper-V. The database kept growing until it was 15 GB when it should
>have been around 1 GB.
>
>I had to expand the dynamic VHD to 18 GB to store the database. Now the
>database bug is solved and it is back to 500 MB.
>
>At the moment in the VM on Disk 0 (Dynamic) I have 3 GB "Unallocated" plus
>around 9 GB free space on C: (NTFS). How can I reclaim this space ? The
>"Compact" option of Hyper-V "Edit Disk" runs for 3-4 minutes but does
>nothing.
>
>Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>ThePro
Did you defrag the VHD in the VM first?
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