{"id":2372,"date":"2020-10-09T02:19:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T02:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2020-11-28T05:47:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T10:47:06","slug":"compacting-linux-vhdx-with-hyper-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/2020\/10\/09\/compacting-linux-vhdx-with-hyper-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Compacting Linux VHDX with Hyper-V"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I wasn’t able to reduce the file size of my Linux disks on Hyper-V through the build in compact function of Hyper-V<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to compact your disk run the following command on the Linux install<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo fstrim -v<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shutdown your Linux install<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compact your disk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credit: https:\/\/helgeklein.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/faster-trimming-compacting-hyper-v-ubuntu-vms\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wasn’t able to reduce the file size of my Linux disks on Hyper-V through the build in compact function of Hyper-V In order to compact your disk run the following command on the Linux install sudo fstrim -v Shutdown your Linux install Compact your disk Credit: https:\/\/helgeklein.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/faster-trimming-compacting-hyper-v-ubuntu-vms\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCompacting Linux VHDX with Hyper-V - Ewout Alexander Kozel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/2020\/10\/09\/compacting-linux-vhdx-with-hyper-v\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kozel\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/2020\/10\/09\/compacting-linux-vhdx-with-hyper-v\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/2020\/10\/09\/compacting-linux-vhdx-with-hyper-v\/\",\"name\":\"Compacting Linux VHDX with Hyper-V - 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