Resize and view metadata on qcow2 images:

To see metadata (including the max size for the file):
qemu-img info disk.qcow2

To resize the disk image:
qemu-img resize disk.qcow2 30G
*This is to grow to a 30G file.
*Does not resize the partitions in the file, must mount the qcow2 image and resize with a disk utility when mounted for the file systems.

Source | Date: June 9th 2024

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