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How to Increase Disk size of Azure VM

Navigate to portal.azure.com:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/816b63a1dc24c800/3e7452da-9cb5-4913-bfd1-a8ec9a_1qx4c7z.png)
Click on All services search Virtual machine and click on Virtual machines:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/64a9b2f29393d000/d47f886a-3ce2-4d97-9099-3943df_13h96ww.png)
Now choose your desired VM:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/3973a2397917b800/deb238d7-9373-4c94-80e8-45944d_u173f4.png)
To resize Disk we first need to Stop the VM:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/efde3217bf354800/324b9c6e-5bee-4c33-8360-f7d9cc_1vninjv.png)
Now click on Disks:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a415474bdeb54800/91d7b0b1-31a6-4363-9a9c-07a3f1_1xhpgg5.png)
Now choose the Disk which needs to be resized:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/d4977ee1dc298000/3942e874-58fd-4e3c-abd1-e16128_duprgw.png)
4.Put the desired Size and click on Save button:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/127febb16495cd00/6b063af0-568b-4b17-b2c3-6bc460_9kafry.png)
Now Start the VM when started click on Connect:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/d03e2ec0cb518800/bb2550c9-6273-4ad5-a2ee-8eb635_uae52l.png)
Click on Start button in VM and write diskmgmt click on Create and format hard disk partitions:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a0600250186e9800/d54b5fdb-616a-4bd9-b048-cc85b6_1tgrjnz.png)
Right Click on disk you want extend and click on Extend button:![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2979588cbdcc6800/0c1cf2ad-c6ab-4268-aa56-4d66f1_1ahuzon.png)

Updated on: 31/01/2023

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