>> The CT is not running or mounted. How can I remove the file? > > /vz/private/1009/root.hdd/root.hds is used by one of ploop-s. > > You need to list all ploop devices: > $ ploop list > > and then you can umount a required device by a device name > > $ ploop umount -d /dev/PLOOP_DEV > That works. Thank you Andrei! Regards, Thomas.