# Expand Ubuntu Virtual Disk in VMware Workstation

#### 1. Go to the setting of WMWare. In the virtual machine page, select **Hard Disk** option and click **Expand**, and enter the size you would like to expand.

#### 2. Run your Ubuntu, and enter the following instructions:

sudo -s
sudo apt install gparted

#### 3. After that, open gparted

gparted

#### 4. Right click the partition you want to expand, and then click **Resize/Move**

#### 5. Adjust the size and click **Resize** button.

#### 6. Click **V** button to apply your operation.

## P.S.
If it appears a problem that: **Unable to resize read-only file system**, try the commands below:

sudo -i
mount -o remount -rw /
mount -o remount -rw /var/snap/firwfox/common/host-hunspell

Then, go back to GParted and reflash it. The problem would be solved.