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Download the GParted Live CD ISO image to one of the datastores mounted on the VM host.

After the copy has been created, reconfigure the VM to use the copy of the disk instead of the original linked clone.

• Open vSphere Client
• Right-click on the VM and select Edit Settings...
• Select Hard disk 1
• Click Remove
• Click Add...
• Select Use an existing virtual disk
• Navigate to the VM's working directory and select the .vmdk corresponding to the full copy of the virtual disk you created earlier

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• (copy.vmdk)

Add a CD drive to the VM pointing to the Gparted .iso image

• Click Add...
• Select CD/DVD Drive
• Use ISO image
• Navigate to the Gparted ISO image you downloaded earlier
• Make sure Connect at power on is selected

Reconfigure the partition:

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