Cant delete .vdi file

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Ok so i used virtualbox in windows and ran linux,i accidentally gave it 64gbs. when i realized that it was dumb i uninstalled virtualbox and deleted the folder but i sill didnt get the 64 gbs back. I've already tried searching for the .vdi file but i couldn't find it. Can anybody tell me what to i have to do to get my 64 gbs back? I've already asked these questions in reddit but nobody answered. Need help!

You've deleted _what_ folder? – gronostaj Mar 25 '21 at 07:50 — gronostaj, Mar 25 '21 at 07:50
C:\Users\user name\.VirtualBox – Jake Sparrow Mar 25 '21 at 07:57 — Jake Sparrow, Mar 25 '21 at 07:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '21 at 08:01

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Virtual machines are by default stored in C:\Users\<username>\VirtualBox VMs. Each subdirectory corresponds to one VM.

You may have chosen any different path when creating the VM too.

Please note that uninstalling a program usually doesn't remove its files. This is the case not only for VirtualBox. You could have, however, right-clicked the VM in VirtualBox and selected Remove.

answered Mar 25 '21 at 08:01

gronostaj

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I removed it but i still have 930 gigs outa 1 tb – Jake Sparrow Mar 25 '21 at 08:03
And theres no folders of virtualbox in my pc now – Jake Sparrow Mar 25 '21 at 08:03
@JakeSparrow There's probably something else taking up space. Windows for example. VirtualBox doesn't grow VDIs to their max capacity by default. Creating a 64 GB VDI doesn't consume 64 GBs immediately. – gronostaj Mar 25 '21 at 08:06

Cant delete .vdi file

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