macOS Sierra: VirtualBox: Resizing VDI Size to 32GB

Command:

$ VBoxManage modifyhd "/Users/USERNAME/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu server (remote)/Ubuntu.vdi" --resize 32000


Result:

0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%


Command:

$ VBoxManage showhdinfo VirtualBox\ VMs/Ubuntu\ server\ \(remote\)/Ubuntu.vdi


Result:

UUID:           008958e8-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-489529b51863
Parent UUID:    base
State:          locked write
Type:           normal (base)
Location:       /Users/USERNAME/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu server (remote)/Ubuntu.vdi
Storage format: VDI
Format variant: dynamic default
Capacity:       32000 MBytes
Size on disk:   7426 MBytes
Encryption:     disabled
In use by VMs:  Ubuntu server (remote) (UUID: f483a9a3-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-3326b709f4b4)

VirtualBox: Setting Network: Bridging

Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager > Settings > Network > Adapter 1 > Attached to: > Bridged Adapter

Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager > Settings > Network > Adapter 1 > Name: > en1: Wi-Fi (AirPort)

Importing VirtualBox Virtual Machine File in Parallels Desktop

If you have HDD (Parallels Hard Disk) file type,
Convert HDD to VDI:

1. VirtualBox > Virtual Media Manager > Hard disks > *.hdd > Copy > Hard disk file type > VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)

Steps for Migrating Virtual Machine from VirtualBox to Parallels:

1. Open the virtual machine and shutdown properly.
2. Clone virtual machine in Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager.
3. Open the cloned virtual machine.
4. Run Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions 5.0.20 Uninstall.
5. Shutdown the cloned virtual machine properly.
6. In Parallels Desktop, Open the *.vbox

Installing Windows 10 on iMac using VirtualBox and play Dragon Quest X

Important note:

Downloading Windows 10 iso

https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/software-download/windows10ISO

Downloading VirtualBox for Mac

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.0.20/VirtualBox-5.0.20-106931-OSX.dmg


Installing VirtualBox Windows Addition

VirtualBox VM > Menus > Devices > Insert Guest Addition CD image...


Enabling 3D Acceleration

VirtualBox > Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager > Settings > Display > Acceleration > Enable 3D Acceleration


Enabling 2D Video Acceleration

VirtualBox > Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager > Settings > Display > Acceleration > Enable 2D Video Acceleration


Increasing Video Memory

VirtualBox > Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager > Settings > Display > Video Memory > 256 MB

Keywords:

• iMac
• VirtualBox
• Windows 10
• Dragon Quest X (ドラゴンクエストX 目覚めし五つの種族 オンライン)