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This disk must either be a fixed size or dynamically expanding disk image. A
dynamically expanding disk is typically used, as shown in Figure 5.13, because it
doesn't waste real disk space.
Figure 5.13 Choosing the Disk Image Type
The next screen allows you to name the disk image and specify its size. By
default, this disk image is stored in your home directory in a hidden directory
named . VirtualBox . If not enough space is available there, you can click the icon
to the right of the image name and tell VirtualBox where to place the image. You
will need read and write access to the directory holding the disk images.
In this example, the disk image is named Windows 7.vdi and has a size of 10
GB, which is the default. In practice, the name of the disk image should indicate
not only which virtual machine is using it, but also how that disk is used. Figure
5.14 shows the name and size of the guest boot disk.
Figure 5.15 shows the final disk configuration. After reviewing the settings,
click Finish. At this point, the disk image will be created and registered in the
Virtual Media Manager.
The final step in the installation wizard is to review the final guest configura-
tion, as shown in Figure 5.16. Verify that the settings are what you desired and
click Finish to create the guest.
Yo u h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y c r e a t e d y o u r fi r s t g u e s t m a c h i n e . Yo u c a n c l i c k t h e S e t t i n g s
button and familiarize yourself with some of the other configuration options, such
as audio, video memory size, additional networks, processor accelerations, and
shared folders.