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System volume 'root' usage is 100 %
I have been getting the 'System volume 'root' usage is 100 %' messages every 10 minutes for the last month now. I tried working with NetGear ticket support but when they escalated my ticket to su...
Yes, it needed to be deleted via SSH
# rm -rf /btsync
Seeing you no longer have that app installed I have deleted the folder.
It is important that any app you install is configured to store data on the data volume somewhere. The 'root' volume is 4GB so if you configure an app incorrectly you can fill it fast.
That indicates that the OS partition is still full.
The file that mdgm indicated is very large, how did you delete this from the gui?
You probably need to delete it using the terminal window.
DO NOT do an OS reinstall now. It will almost certainly fail and create a bigger problem.
A factory default is one option here but this wipes the disks and seems excessive when you can just delet e the btsync folder.
If you type in the terminal window
cd / ls -a
What is the output?
you can also run commands like:
# du -csh /var/* # du -csh /var/log/* # du -csh /var/log/frontview/*
These may identify where the offending folder/ file is located. You will get an output with folder sizes
Alternatively wait for mdgm and he can perhaps remotely delete it for you - I'm assuming he diagnosed this by accessing your nas. I think he may just want confirmation from you that you are happy for that folder and/or it's contents can be relocated or deleted.
Yes, it needed to be deleted via SSH
# rm -rf /btsync
Seeing you no longer have that app installed I have deleted the folder.
It is important that any app you install is configured to store data on the data volume somewhere. The 'root' volume is 4GB so if you configure an app incorrectly you can fill it fast.
I'd like to thank everyone, and especially mdgm, for your help with this issue.
It is now resolved.
I'm surprised Bittorrent Sync installed in the root directory. How do I avoid this in the future if an app installs its folder in the root directory? Is it just a matter of using ssh to move the folder elsewhere?
Thanks,
Joe
If you configure a path to store files to make sure it is on the data volume e.g. if your data volume is called 'data' then create a share called btsync and make sure that if you manually configure the directory to store the downloaded data you specify /data/btsync
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