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Edit->New drive->Import should not convert data.raw image to data.qcow2 #3637

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sokurenko opened this issue Feb 17, 2022 · 2 comments
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Describe the issue
It is documented in numerous sources that qcow2 images can be fragile and not as fast as raw images, please allow importing raw images and don't forcibly convert to qcow2.
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Edit->New drive->Import and select data.raw, notice data.qcow2
Expected:
data.raw

Note that it is possible to navigate to Library and create raw image, then everything works as expected, for example:
qemu-img create -f raw data.raw 250G
But will it be still supported in the future in that case ?

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  • UTM Version: Version 3.0.4 (46)
  • OS Version: 12.2.1 (21D62)
  • Apple Silicon?
@osy osy added the enhancement New feature or request label Feb 17, 2022
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osy commented Feb 17, 2022

We can prompt the user after import if it should be converted.

@osy osy added the interface Design, UX/UI issues label Feb 17, 2022
@osy osy added this to the v3.1 milestone Feb 17, 2022
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Thank you for a quick response, just a note, it should always be converted at least to same format, for example "qemu-img convert input.raw output.raw", "qemu-img convert input.qcow2 output.qcow2", this is because copying will increase disk usage.

@osy osy closed this as completed in cfceb5d Feb 25, 2022
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