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2833	Shrink hard disk operation is not implemented for .vhd	mark_orion		1. Shrinking a VDI fails with error - see below.\r\n2. Error message is confusing and not helpful. It is not clear if "temporary" relates to my system state, a missing component, the current version of Virtualbox or if it is just a polite way to admit a missing feature.\r\n\r\nOthers have reported the same problem on Windows host systems.\r\n\r\nHere is the output of my attempt to shrink a VDI:\r\n\r\nmark@aurora:~/.VirtualBox/VDI$ VBoxManage modifyhd /home/mark/.VirtualBox/VDI/WindowsXP.vdi compact\r\nVirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.1.0\r\n(C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.\r\nAll rights reserved.\r\n\r\nError: Shrink hard disk operation is temporarily unavailable!\r\n	defect	reopened	major	virtual disk	VirtualBox 2.2.4		VDI shrink VBoxManage		other	other