VBox convert vmdk to vdi, resize, and grow win7 disk

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create a new ext4 partition in gparted

create a mount point for the new partition
sudo mkdir /media/win7ssd
sudo chown troy:troy /media/win7ssd
sudo chmod 700 /media/win7ssd

mount the partition
sudo vi /etc/fstab

     /dev/sdb3 /media/win7ssd ext4 defaults 1 2

sudo mount -a

Convert and resize the existing vmdk
sudo VBoxManage clonehd "/media/win7/Win7-disk1.vmdk" "/media/win7ssd/Win7-disk1.vdi" --format vdi
sudo VBoxManage modifyhd "/media/win7ssd/Win7-disk1.vdi" --resize 40000

update the ownership and permissions

sudo chown -R troy:troy /media/win7ssd
sudo chmod -R 700 /media/win7ssd

In virtualbox replicate the configuration but use the new disk

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