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301 301  # Recovering unused space from a QCOW2 image
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303 -A QCOW2 image often grows significantly over time, sometimes even larger than the size of the virtual disk represented by this image. In this case, creating a fresh image and copying the data can help. This can be done with the `qemu-img conv` command. However, the [[`libvirt-sparsify` command offers a much more convenient way|doc:Linux.libvirt.WebHome|anchor="virt-sparsify"]] of achieving this goal and can even work in-place, without having to copy the image.
303 +A QCOW2 image often grows significantly over time, sometimes even larger than the size of the virtual disk represented by this image. In this case, creating a fresh image and copying the data can help. This can be done with the `qemu-img conv` command. However, the [[virt-sparsify command offers a much more convenient way|doc:Linux.libvirt.WebHome|anchor="virt-sparsify"]] of achieving this goal and can even work in-place, without having to copy the image.