{"id":68720,"date":"2025-07-12T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/68720\/virt-manager-create-and-convert-dynamically-growing-hard-drives-with-qcow2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T13:19:30","slug":"virt-manager-create-and-convert-dynamically-growing-hard-drives-with-qcow2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/68720\/virt-manager-create-and-convert-dynamically-growing-hard-drives-with-qcow2\/","title":{"rendered":"Virt-Manager \/ Qemu: Create and convert dynamically growing hard drives with qcow2"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you create virtual machines under QEMU\/KVM with Virt-Manager, it can happen that the virtual hard disc immediately occupies the entire storage space – even if you use the .qcow2 format.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This is not only annoying, but can quickly waste valuable space on the SSD. In this article, I’ll show you how to correctly create dynamically growing data carriers, what the different storage formats are all about and how you can efficiently convert existing hard drive images. This will help you get the most out of your system and avoid unnecessary memory wastage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Table of content<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n