part of a learning process...... but I didnt ask it to run...and the first sign of lack of space was Firefox losing its bookmarks, they magically came back now....
On Jan 5, 10:13 pm, Icebreaker <[email protected]> wrote: > That's wonderful if you found the culprit :) > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > it was called Bacula (I think)....started creating 15GB backups for > > fun ;-) > > > On Jan 5, 7:47 pm, Icebreaker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Definitely check the cron jobs ( crontab -l ), but ... are you sure that > > > your box wasn't hacked? > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Rob Smith <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > You've obviously got some kind of a backup application running in the > > > > background on a daily basis. Check cron to see what is running and when > > you > > > > find out, read up the man or info pages to see whether it is safe to > > delete > > > > the older archives. > > > > > As for tune2fs -m 0 /dev/sda1, I wouldn't leave yourself set up like > > that > > > > for long, and DON'T crash! > > > > > Rob Smith > > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 3:13 AM, Sim Roo <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >> found the problem directory > > > > >> /var/archives has a 15GB .tar.gz put in it each morning at 10am. > > > >> Why and what does it..... I dont know..... > > > > >> also did a .......tune2fs -m 0 /dev/sda1 > > > > >> On Jan 5, 8:00 am, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > indeed, I just moved up from 160GB to 250GB disk as I was running > > out > > > >> > of space ! > > > > >> > On Jan 5, 7:23 am, Rob Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > The system itself uses a percentage of disc space for its file > > system > > > >> databases and such. I've noticed that Ubuntu's Disk Usage Analyzer is > > not > > > >> always accurate either. GParted is a far better indicator of free vs. > > used > > > >> space, at least in my limited experience. I have one machine with a > > 120GB > > > >> hard drive that Disk Usage Analyzer reported as being over 200GB > > capacity. > > > >> Go figure. > > > > >> > > It is not uncommon at all for file corruption to occur when you > > fill > > > >> your machine's drive to capacity and beyond. Files get loaded into > > memory, > > > >> and when the system tries to write them back to the disc, there's no > > room > > > >> left, so when the system shuts down, RAM gets cleared and they are > > lost. > > > > >> > > I would recommend deleting some files to open up some working > > space > > > >> and then start copying files off to another drive, perhaps a USB > > external > > > >> hard drive. I just recently picked up a 250GB 2.5" WD USB drive for > > > >> $80.00USD. Eventually, I would recommend burning files to CD-R or DVD, > > but > > > >> not until you have some space available so you don't run into buffer > > > >> orverflow issues. > > > > >> > > Good luck. > > > > >> > > Rob Smith > > > >> > > Posted via WinMobile 6.1 > > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > > > >> > > From: Sim Roo <[email protected]> > > > >> > > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:14 PM > > > >> > > To: Ubuntu Linux <[email protected]> > > > >> > > Subject: 50GB of space disappeared > > > > >> > > Firefox suddenly lost all my bookmarks....I found that I had no > > space > > > >> > > left on my partition ! > > > > >> > > disk usage analyzer tells me that "/" is 136.9 GB and 100% usage, > > but > > > >> > > Total FS capacity is 183.3 GB > > > > >> > > gparted tells me that /dev/sda1 is 186.26 GB and 185.55 GB is used > > > > >> > > so it seems 50 GB has disappeared......does anyone understand this > > ?? > > > > > -- > > > > Rob Smith > > > > > Posted via Ubuntu Linux (v.8.10) > > > > Because software, like people, should be allowed to exist in an open, > > > > sharing community, and not kept contained by corporate greed! > > > > -- > > > > Paula Poundstone - "I don't have a bank account because I don't know my > > > mother's maiden name." > > -- > > Paula Poundstone - "I don't have a bank account because I don't know my > mother's maiden name." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
