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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: partition reporting full, but not
From:       Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau () gmail ! com>
Date:       2024-02-20 6:45:00
Message-ID: 6c52775e-603b-4f09-993c-2cc277ffc62b () gmail ! com
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On 19/2/24 13:00, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 19/02/2024 06:26, Keith Bainbridge wrote:
>>
>> So later yesterday afternoon I created a new snapshot with no obvious 
>> change is free space.
> 
> Effect of snapshots is delayed. When you remove a file that does not 
> belong to any snapshot, some disk space is reclaimed. However to restore 
> a file (even a removed later) from a snapshot, it must be stored 
> anywhere. That is why snapshots consume disk space.
> 
> Try to remove unnecessary snapshots. I have no idea if btrfs requires 
> additional maintenance.
> 

I just removed 3 snapshots from my daily driver with no change in used 
space reported by df

Mindful of the fact that somebody considers it may take time to reflect 
changes within the snapshots, I'll check again tomorrow morning


-- 
All the best

Keith Bainbridge

keith.bainbridge.3216@gmail.com
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