User guide

Managing Virtual Machines 245
One-Stage Disk Compacting
The one-stage disk compacting is used as a second stage of disk compacting procedure for
Windows guest OSes (described above) or as the only one disk compacting procedure available
for other guest OSes. This disk compacting procedure is performed in the primary operating
system; it doesn't clean unused space, it only "cuts off" unused space from the image file, thus
reducing its size in the primary OS.
To perform disk compacting
1 When the virtual machine is stopped, click the Hard Disk link on the Configuration Page.
2 On the Advanced tab, click the Compact button. While compacting is being performed, the
Compacting virtual hard disk dialog is displayed.
3 If there are several hard disks that you want to compact, repeat Steps 1-2 for each
expanding-type virtual disk.