On 2/17/24, Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 04:00:14PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> > So the apparently missing space is perhaps taken up by btrfs snapshots. >> >> Another possibility is a (few) large file(s) that is/are still open for >> some process(es) but have been `rm` (`unlink`) so they don't have a name >> any more. > > In the original post, they said they rebooted, in order to rule this out.
I only know to say this because it just happened a few days ago. Rsync left some semi-permanent remnants when I was having problems with the wireless capable hard drive docking station repeatedly cutting out. I was offloading videos and images from a camera during many of those times. There were 3 to 5 instances of discarded remnant files in several directories while the problem was ongoing (MANY times over a couple weeks). The residual files were only visible when in CTRL+H view in Thunar. Sizes ranged from a few MB to almost a GB. All had to be manually removed. PS That hardware problem, which I think I mentioned in another thread, is semi-solved... and appears to be a possible case of [WIFI] jamming, of all things. If it starts up again, there will possibly be a new thread asking about potential tracking packages. Current instant fix? Tweet very loudly about the issue and its potential source.... Cindy :) NB See Also: Minnesota burglaries via suspected WIFI jamming (e.g. on reddit). -- Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with birdseed *
