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Hello, I had an issue which required me to restore my Hyper-v VM Windows 2019 Server to the Same Host but with a New Name and I want to ensure I follow the proper steps for Deleting / Removal of the Old VM and it's Virtual Disks.
The Pic shows the Old VM (RDVM 2019) which is off and the new VM (RDVM 2019x) that was restored from a backup of RDVM 2019 to the new VM name RDVM 2019x and is up and running.
Can I simply Delete the Old VM from this list and then manually delete the Disk it was using with out causing a problem for the running VM?
Here's a screen shot of the Disks being used by the old RDVM 2019 that I would like to remove to free up space on the Host in Yellow.. The Disk at the top in Blue is what the new VM RDVM 2019x is pointing to.
Thank you for your help..Scott
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You can use the scripts from link above to cleanup the MRT / RCT files. Third party backup tools may be responsible for creating them. You can likely delete them especially if they're associated with the abandoned VMs. As to the disk image files; if you confirmed they're no longer needed you can remove them.
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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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Should be Ok as long as the files are not being used by new virtual machine. (sub MyVM for your vm's name)
Get-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName MyVM | Format-Table -AutoSize
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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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I ran the powershell command and got this back..
Ok, I guess you're asking about the MRT / RCT files? If so there are some scripts here you can use to clean them up.
https://charbelnemnom.com/remove-lingering-hyper-v-replica-log-hrl-file-from-hyperv-ws12r2/
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I would actually like to delete all of the VM disks that are highlighted in YELLOW in the PIC below.. Is there a reason to keep these around?
