From the Host Command line use the VboxManage resize option to increase the disk capacity
VBoxManage modifyhd \path-to-vdi-location\Windows\ 10\ Pro.vdi --resize 35840
This example is from a Linux host and increases the total size of the disk to 35GB (35 * 1024MB)
Once this is completed start the image and and use Windows Disk Manager to extend the volume to use the unused partition space.
This method should work for most Windows stand-alone programs.
This example shows how to transfer a legacy program called ACT! v5.0
ls /mediasudo mkdir /media/windows
mount -t ntfs-3g -o ro /dev/sda3 /media/windows
If you need to completely remove VirtualBox, e.g. because a new version install fails preventing future installations then from the Console run commands below:
List VirtualBox installations
sudo dpkg -l | grep virtualbox
Example below
sudo dpkg -l | grep virtualbox rc virtualbox-4.3 4.3.30-101610~Ubuntu~raring amd64 Oracle VM VirtualBox iW virtualbox-5.0 5.0.28-111378~Ubuntu~trusty amd64 Oracle VM VirtualBox
Purge these installations in sequence replacing 4.3 and 5.0 with your versions and answering ‘Y” to questions
sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-4.3 virtualbox-qt
sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-5.0 virtualbox-qt
After reboot you should be able to reinstall VirtualBox without errors
The steps below are for Catalina but it should be the same for other versions of macOS.
For reasons only known to Microsoft since the AU update you can no longer disable it from the desktop. However you can make the following registry change to work round this.
Press Windows+R and run “regedit” and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
If you don’t see a “Windows Search” below the Windows folder, right-click the Windows folder and select New > Key and name it “Windows Search”. Right-click the “Windows Search” key (folder) and select New >
Check hard disk Integrity to rule out disk faults
Boot the computer up in single user terminal. On chime press Command + S and run file system checker and repair
/sbin/fsck -fy
Reboot as follows:
/sbin/mount -uw / reboot
Repair Permissions
Open Disk Utility and choose your main hard drive from the sidebar (in most Macs there will only be one.) Now click on First Aid and Repair Permissions.
To fix battery not charging do the following
If Windows 10 is not updating automatically then it is most likely due to system file(s) corruption.
To remedy this run SFC from the Adminstrator Command Prompt window as shown below. Once complete reboot and run Check for Updates within Settings, Update & security.
sfc /scannow
If this fails run DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management)
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
When finished restart PC and Check for Updates again
Install Subversion (SVN) as follows:
sudo apt-get install subversion
This command exports the GitHub PROJECT folder and subfolders and to DEST
svn export https://github.com/USER/PROJECT/trunk/PATH DEST
Suffix the PROJECT folder with /trunk and append the folder /PATH you wish to download. If the DEST folder does not exist it is automatically created.
For example the following command copies Tutsplus 30-days-to-jquery/lessons folder to lessons folder on the local drive:
svn export https://github.com/tutsplus/30-days-to-jquery/trunk/lessons lessons