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The next step is to create one or more Linux partitions on the new disk drive.

Currently the drive has no partitions shown (because we have yet to create any) Creating Linux Partitions Run the below command to list the available hard disk drives # ls /dev/sd*Īs we can see from the above output, the new hard drive has been assigned to the device file /dev/sdb. For example, the first device might be /dev/sda, the second /dev/sdb and so on.

Typically, the disk drives in a system are assigned device names beginning hd or sd followed by a letter to indicate the device number. Provide the directory on windows where you want the drive created.Ĭlick OK when the wizard completes to close the settings. You can also follow the wizard which will ask you the name of new hard disk and the location where you want to create the disk file. Open Oracle VM Virtual Box Manager, select the Virtual Box for which you want to add the new disk and click on Settings.Ĭlick on Storage, select hard drive and click on Add a hard disk.įollow the on-screen instructions to create a new hard disk drive. Below are the steps to allocate more space by adding a virtual drive to a Virtual Box, The Guest VirtualBox is running the Red Hat Linux 6.7. At the same time, you might also feel the need to add disk storage to Oracle VirtualBox by creating a new and larger drive to build the existing drive. This article is for those who are looking to install software on your Virtual Box but running low disk space issue.