Shrink Proxmox VM Disks the Right Way
Learn how to safely reduce the size of a Linux partition and virtual disk in Proxmox. This tutorial covers unmounting drives, resizing ext4 filesystems, and using the Proxmox shell to reclaim host storage space.
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⚙️ Used Commands:
Commands can be found here: https://libre-data.com/proxmox-shrink...
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 - Intro - Shrink Disk in Proxmox
00:29 - Backup your Proxmox VM
01:05 - Prepare VM for Disk Shrink
01:49 - Shrink Partition Size
02:40 - Shrink Disk Space in VM
04:04 - Shrink Disk in Proxmox
05:17 - Testing the VM
05:33 - Bye
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