--- title: "How to increase the size of an additional disk" description: "If you have reached the maximum capacity on your additional disk, you can add more storage by increasing its size." url: https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/vps/increase-additional-disk lang: en --- > For AI agents: the complete documentation index is available at https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/llms.txt, the full documentation bundle is available at https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/llms-full.txt. # How to increase the size of an additional disk If you have reached the maximum capacity on your additional disk, you can add more storage by increasing its size.   ## Requirements - A [VPS](https://us.ovhcloud.com/vps/) in your OVHcloud account - An [additional disk](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/vps/configuring-additional-disk.md) configured on the VPS - Administrative access via SSH or RDP to your VPS *** ### OVHcloud Control Panel Access - **Direct link:** [VPS management](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/vps) - **Navigation path:** `Bare Metal Cloud` > `Virtual private servers` > Select your VPS *** **Warning:** **NOTE:** This feature is currently unavailable for Virtual Private Servers in [Local Zones](https://us.ovhcloud.com/vps/).   ## Instructions The following steps presume that you have configured an additional disk according to [our guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/vps/configuring-additional-disk.md).   ### Modifying the size of the disk In the `Home` tab, go to the **Your configuration** panel. Click the _more options_ `...` button next to `Additional disks` and select `Increase the disk size`. **Note:** You can also go to the `Home` tab, click the _more options_ `...` button next to your disk, and select `Increase the disk size`. Choose the new disk size in the pop-up window, then click on `Increase`. A message with a link will appear to confirm your request. **Tip:** Click on the link inside the message box and follow the order process. A new browser tab opens to finalize the order. After the payment is confirmed, the disk upgrade will take a few minutes. You can check the progress in the `Additional disks` tab. If your chosen new size is displayed, the disk is ready. **Warning:** **NOTE:** Back up your data located on the additional disk before continuing.   ### Extending the partition #### Information regarding OVHcloud service administration and how to find appropriate assistance When using OVHcloud guides, please be aware of the following conditions: - User instructions aim to provide as many details as possible but cannot cover individual use cases. You might need to adapt the pertinent actions to your requirements. - The OVHcloud ecosystem is built for flexibility and freedom of choice. Customers are therefore responsible for the secure and proper configuration of their services. To prevent data loss, we strongly recommend applying backup strategies to all your important data. - Our guides and tutorials may reference third-party software or services in combination with OVHcloud solutions. 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Ensure that the disk is not mounted by using this command: ``` ubuntu@server:~$ sudo umount /mnt/disk ``` Replace `/mnt/disk` with your actual mount path to the additional disk, if needed. Determine the names of disks and partitions: ``` ubuntu@server:~$ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS loop0 7:0 0 63.2M 1 loop /snap/core20/1623 loop1 7:1 0 63.3M 1 loop /snap/core20/1828 loop2 7:2 0 111.9M 1 loop /snap/lxd/24322 loop3 7:3 0 49.8M 1 loop /snap/snapd/18357 loop4 7:4 0 103M 1 loop /snap/lxd/23541 sda 8:0 0 160G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 159.9G 0 part / ├─sda14 8:14 0 4M 0 part └─sda15 8:15 0 106M 0 part /boot/efi sdc 8:32 0 100G 0 disk └─sdc1 8:33 0 50G 0 part ``` In this example, the disk is named `sdc` and it has the correct new disk size of 100 GB after the upgrade explicated in the [first part](#modifying-the-size-of-the-disk) of this guide. The partition `sdc1` exists on the disk and uses 50 GB. Recreate the partition on the disk by running `fdisk`: ``` ubuntu@server:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc ``` Enter the following commands at the `fdisk` prompt: ``` Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.37.2). Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. Be careful before using the write command. Command (m for help): d Selected partition 1 Partition 1 has been deleted. Command (m for help): n ``` Confirm each of the default values by pressing `Enter`: ``` Partition type p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free) e extended (container for logical partitions) Select (default p): Using default response p. Partition number (1-4, default 1): First sector (2048-209715199, default 2048): Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-209715199, default 209715199): Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 100 GiB. ``` Enter `n` and finally `w`: ``` Partition #1 contains a ext4 signature. Do you want to remove the signature? [Y]es/[N]o: n Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered. Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks. ``` Verify the partition and extend the file system: ``` ubuntu@server:~$ sudo e2fsck -f /dev/sdc1 e2fsck 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021) /dev/sdc1: recovering journal Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sdc1: 11/3276800 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 284558/13106944 blocks ``` ``` ubuntu@server:~$ sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1 resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021) Resizing the filesystem on /dev/sdc1 to 26214144 (4k) blocks. The filesystem on /dev/sdc1 is now 26214144 (4k) blocks long. ``` Finally, mount the disk: ``` ubuntu@server:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/disk/ ``` Partition 1 is now using the full size of the disk. ``` ubuntu@server:~$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on tmpfs 776M 992K 776M 1% /run /dev/sda1 155G 2.2G 153G 2% / tmpfs 3.8G 0 3.8G 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock /dev/sda15 105M 5.3M 100M 5% /boot/efi tmpfs 776M 4.0K 776M 1% /run/user/1000 /dev/sdc1 99G 24K 94G 1% /mnt/disk ``` ##### On a Windows VPS If a Windows OS is installed on your VPS, establish a remote desktop (RDP) connection to your server. Once logged in, right-click on the `Start Menu` button and open `Disk Management`. The [extended disk](#modifying-the-size-of-the-disk) displays the additional capacity as unallocated space. Right-click on the volume of your additional disk and select `Extend Volume` from the context menu. In the "Extend Volume Wizard", click on `Next` to proceed. You can modify the disk space in this step if necessary. Click on `Next`. Click on `Finish` to complete the process. The resized volume now includes the additional disk space.   ## Go further Browse all the [Virtual Private Servers guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/vps/landing-page-vps.md). Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services. Learn more about [VPS](https://us.ovhcloud.com/vps/) on the OVHcloud US website.