12-27-2008, 09:44 PM
Ok ok..so the issue is that I did set the Virtual Machine to take up only 40 gigs of space which is the maximum allowed. That's great...glad I bought the 2.5GHz MBP which included a 250 gig drive rather than the 2.4's 200 gig drive. 
Problem is that the Virtual Disk seems to be growing. According to the ebook, any sort of changes (adding files, deleting files, etc.) makes it grow bigger. I downloaded a program called GrandPerspective which maps out where stuff is going on my HD and it's telling me that Fusion or WinXP has taken up 58 gigs so far. Shocking!
So, the ebook says to shrink the Virtual Disk:
First, defrag the HD from within the WinXP OS.
Second, shut down the Virtual Machine.
Third, delete all Snapshots.
Fourth, choose Virtual Machines > Settings click Hard Disks. Select HD you want to shrink. Click Clean Up Disk.
I'll try it right now. No big deal if I ruin everything...just reload.
Problem is that the Virtual Disk seems to be growing. According to the ebook, any sort of changes (adding files, deleting files, etc.) makes it grow bigger. I downloaded a program called GrandPerspective which maps out where stuff is going on my HD and it's telling me that Fusion or WinXP has taken up 58 gigs so far. Shocking!
So, the ebook says to shrink the Virtual Disk:
First, defrag the HD from within the WinXP OS.
Second, shut down the Virtual Machine.
Third, delete all Snapshots.
Fourth, choose Virtual Machines > Settings click Hard Disks. Select HD you want to shrink. Click Clean Up Disk.
I'll try it right now. No big deal if I ruin everything...just reload.