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Note that vmware-vdiskmanager is probably not in your search path, so you might have to prepend the vmware-vdiskmanager command with the actual path with the command is located. | Note that vmware-vdiskmanager is probably not in your search path, so you might have to prepend the vmware-vdiskmanager command with the actual path with the command is located. | ||
=== Shrink using vmware tools === | |||
Nowadays you can also shrink the guest by using the shrinnk feature as offered via vmware tools. | |||
In order to use this run: | |||
sudo vmware-toolbox-cmd disk shrink / | |||
Where "/" is the mount point of the partition that you want to shrink. | |||