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How to locate a folder that may be filling up with tempfiles

Postby Linares » Oct 21st, '22, 15:42

In the root folder I have only 3 Gb free, thanks to the help I received in viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14715, since previously it was less.

However, I have observed that (only sometimes, not always) after a few hours working those 3 free Gb are reduced to 0, the equipment begins to malfunction, and I am forced to restart. After that restart, those 3 Gb have been released and everything returns to normal.

I think if it's temporary files of some kind, maybe I could just go into that folder and delete them without the hassle of rebooting.

How can I find out which folder that 3 Gb is taking up?
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Re: How to locate a folder that may be filling up with tempf

Postby doktor5000 » Oct 21st, '22, 16:09

As root:
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du -mx / | sort -rn | head -50

Then look for the biggest folders, or post the output here if you don't know what to look for.
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Re: How to locate a folder that may be filling up with tempf

Postby Linares » Nov 5th, '22, 21:27

Thank you.
The output:

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11472   /
6998    /usr
3243    /var
3162    /usr/lib64
1697    /var/lib
1663    /usr/share
1464    /usr/lib
1447    /var/lib/flatpak
1253    /var/lib/flatpak/runtime
1036    /var/log
1017    /var/log/journal/22a48eb6ff104496891bf0a79ab7d578
1017    /var/log/journal
853     /root
666     /root/.wine
664     /root/.wine/drive_c
645     /usr/lib/firmware
567     /root/.wine/drive_c/windows
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform
492     /var/cache
445     /var/cache/dnf
383     /usr/lib64/nvidia-current
381     /usr/lib64/libreoffice
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4/f44ac41ae0de3c8a92f0768d60598883cc06269fac6539f8918c084630b778ae/files
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4/f44ac41ae0de3c8a92f0768d60598883cc06269fac6539f8918c084630b778ae
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80
368     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4/f44ac41ae0de3c8a92f0768d60598883cc06269fac6539f8918c084630b778ae/files/extra
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08/71b235f9bcc488535725056d2ad8e76638188d1f8faf3e45ec3cc82324c86a5a/files
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08/71b235f9bcc488535725056d2ad8e76638188d1f8faf3e45ec3cc82324c86a5a
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default
355     /usr/bin
299     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files/lib
288     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08/71b235f9bcc488535725056d2ad8e76638188d1f8faf3e45ec3cc82324c86a5a/files/lib
273     /opt/google/chrome
273     /opt/google
273     /opt
265     /usr/share/skypeforlinux
248     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
240     /usr/src
227     /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program
225     /usr/lib64/opera-developer
220     /usr/share/icons
201     /usr/lib64/firefox
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Re: How to locate a folder that may be filling up with tempf

Postby doktor5000 » Nov 6th, '22, 16:50

The following could be cleaned up

1447 /var/lib/flatpak
1017 /var/log/journal/22a48eb6ff104496891bf0a79ab7d578
666 /root/.wine

At least the latter two should be cleaned up, that's 1.7GB. You can remove /var/log/journal, although then you only have journal logs for the current boot.
And /root/.wine should definitely be removed, why did you start wine as root in the first place?

As root run the following:
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systemctl stop systemd-journald; rm -rf /var/log/journal/; systemctl restart systemd-journald
rm -rf /root/.wine

Not sure about flatpak, as you mentioned you still use that.
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Re: How to locate a folder that may be filling up with tempf

Postby Linares » Nov 26th, '22, 18:48

Thank you very much. After that, it looks like this:

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du -mx / | sort -rn | head -50
9796    /
6998    /usr
3162    /usr/lib64
2233    /var
1696    /var/lib
1663    /usr/share
1464    /usr/lib
1447    /var/lib/flatpak
1253    /var/lib/flatpak/runtime
645     /usr/lib/firmware
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64
503     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform
492     /var/cache
445     /var/cache/dnf
383     /usr/lib64/nvidia-current
381     /usr/lib64/libreoffice
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4/f44ac41ae0de3c8a92f0768d60598883cc06269fac6539f8918c084630b778ae/files
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4/f44ac41ae0de3c8a92f0768d60598883cc06269fac6539f8918c084630b778ae
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64
369     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80
368     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-460-80/x86_64/1.4/f44ac41ae0de3c8a92f0768d60598883cc06269fac6539f8918c084630b778ae/files/extra
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08/71b235f9bcc488535725056d2ad8e76638188d1f8faf3e45ec3cc82324c86a5a/files
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08/71b235f9bcc488535725056d2ad8e76638188d1f8faf3e45ec3cc82324c86a5a
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64
365     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default
355     /usr/bin
299     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files/lib
288     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/21.08/71b235f9bcc488535725056d2ad8e76638188d1f8faf3e45ec3cc82324c86a5a/files/lib
273     /opt/google/chrome
273     /opt/google
273     /opt
265     /usr/share/skypeforlinux
248     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
240     /usr/src
227     /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program
225     /usr/lib64/opera-developer
220     /usr/share/icons
201     /usr/lib64/firefox
194     /usr/lib/modules
187     /root
177     /usr/lib/nvidia-current
166     /root/.cache
162     /usr/lib64/virtualbox
147     /usr/share/doc
142     /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08/c7252386179c4c1ecf5d93bdaec6ca82852dddfdae7112b5c3177f7424c4a928/files/share
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