Convert a dynamic vhd to fixed vhd using Convert-VHD cmdlet

Hi folks,
I have dynamically expanding vhd. Now I want to convert it to fixed size vhd.
I used the  Convert-VHD  cmdlet, which works fine.
But if I give the source and want to overwrite my dynamic vhd to the fixed vhd,  it is throwing error, such the file exists.
Convert-VHD –Path "\path\to\vhd\mydata.vhd" –DestinationPath "\path\to\vhd\mydata.vhd" -VHDType Fixed -DeleteSource
Is there any other option (like -Force) available for this ?
Note: Without using a temp file and renaming, I hope we have a better solution
Thanks,
Saleem

Syntax is like below
Convert-VHD -Path C:\temp\200MB-Dynamic.vhdx -DestinationPath c:\temp\200MB-fixed.vhdx -VHDType Fixed
you need to have different names :-) like a copy command in the old days of DOS
otherwise the Option -deletesource in your example would delete the disk file ? makes no sense right
What is the Problem to fire a Rename Command after the Convert ?
Udo

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