VirtualBox: Add a second hard drive - how it works

If you use Oracle's Virtualbox and your hard disk space is not sufficient, you can add a second hard disk. In our step-by-step instructions, we will show you exactly how this works.

Set up a second hard drive - you have to do that

1. First, create a new virtual machine in Oracle's Virtualbox.
2. Mark your virtual machine and select the "Change" button at the top.
3. Click on the "Mass Storage" menu on the left. Here you can see a list of all the storage of your virtual machine.
4. To add a new hard drive, click on the green "+" with the small hard drive.
5. Now you have to set it up and name it. Once the hard drive has been set up, you must initialize it.
6. Afterwards the hard disk has to be formatted. Right-click on the new hard drive in "Computer Management" and select "Format".

Step 2: Initialize and format the hard disk

1. In your virtual machine, go to "Computer Management" under "Management".
2. Right-click on the new hard drive and select "Initialize".
3. Then the hard disk has to be formatted: Right-click on the new hard disk in "Computer Management" and select "Format".

In another article we will show you how to subsequently enlarge your hard disk in the VirtualBox.