Alex, Ok. What file system is on the external hard disk? FAT32? Is so then this is the problem. FAT32 has a limited files size (4GB).
It is not a problem if the maximum size of the virtual hard disk is bigger than the available space. Kind regards, Frank On Friday 22 August 2008, ALEX BIRCHALL wrote: > The host computer is Windows XP Professional, Version 5.1, SP3. > > The guest is Windows 2003 Server. > > The virtual hard disk attached to the guest is on an external hard > drive with 18.5 GB free space (could that be the problem -- the > virtual hard disk is configured to allow 20 GB but this exceeds the > space available on the physical hard disk?). > > Alex > > 2008/8/22 Frank Mehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Friday 22 August 2008, ALEX BIRCHALL wrote: > >> Hi All, > >> > >> While attempting to run an application, I'm receiving the following > >> error message: > >> > >> Error ID: DevATA_DISKFULL, Severity: Non-Fatal Error > >> > >> "Host system reported disk full. VM execution is suspended. You can > >> resume after freeing some space." > >> > >> However, the virtual machine, a Windows 2003 Server, shows that I have > >> 16 GB free space on the hard disk. > >> > >> I do note that in Virtual Disk Manager the disk image has a virtual > >> size of 20 GB, and an actual size of 4 GB. But I thought that > >> VirtualBox allowed the hard disk to expand up to the virtual size as > >> needed. > >> > >> I should be most grateful for any suggestions. > > > > What host, what guest? Is Win 2003 Server your guest? > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Frank > > -- > > Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vbox-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users -- Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/
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