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check, the sys monitor lists type as "vfat", it was definitely set up for windows...I'll look into reformatting.
I'll post the vdisk expansion as a separate question...

Charles,
Thanks for the info, it didn't work, but only because attempts to add the file as a new hard drive image resulted in an eof error. Apparently but not assuredly this has something to do...

Is there a way to convert a vmdk file to the ovf format that virturalbox-ose uses for appliance inport/export?