"Steve Jain" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
Quote:
> 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?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft. Defraged, re-run "Compact" and nothing changed. BTW fragmentation does not
explain why it does not reclaim the unallocated (not partitioned) space.
ThePro