Is using dynamic VHDX files a good way to back up physical Windows drives?
I've been backing up physical Windows disks from a Linux bootable USB by converting the raw drive directly into a dynamically expanding VHDX file with qemu-img. The images…
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Is Using Dynamic VHDX Files a Good Way to Back Up Windows Drives?
I've been using qemu-img from a Linux bootable USB to convert complete raw Windows disks into dynamically expanding VHDX files stored on a TrueNAS SMB share. The command…
How should I clean up Hyper-V after manually merging checkpoint disks?
A host-based backup job left my Hyper-V VM with a checkpoint chain that would not merge through the management interface. I shut down the VM, identified the AVHDX…
Are VHDX Files a Safe Option for Long-Term Data Storage?
I'm thinking about using VHDX files to store and archive a lot of data like photos and documents. The idea of having everything in mountable containers that are…
How Can I Shrink My docker_data.vhdx File?
I've been experimenting with Docker Desktop, and my docker_data.vhdx file has ballooned in size. I've tried a bunch of cleanup commands such as `docker container prune`, `docker image…
Why are my Docker and WSL2 VHDX files still so big even when they're empty?
Hey folks! I'm using Docker Desktop on Windows with WSL2 (specifically Ubuntu 22.04), and I'm really frustrated with how my disk space is being used. The VHDX files…
Why Isn't My VHDX Disk Expanding Properly?
I'm having an issue with a virtual machine that's using a VHDX disk. Despite expanding the disk size, the VM is still showing as completely full, and users…