Drive 99 Percent Full. I have got a New 1Tb External ...HELP!!! WHAT NEXT
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I recommend you move some of your data from the 160 GB drive to the 1 TB drive. If you'd like more info than that, you will need to give us more info to work off of.
Code:
df -h
By the way, why did you feel the need to bold your entire post?
Er... forgive me, but why? What's that got to do with how to move his data around?
I just wanted to know, what processes are running for a long time. You, never know they might using any particular file which could be eating all the space.
I have faced this problem, so just asked it for a thought.
I just wanted to know, what processes are running for a long time. You, never know they might using any particular file which could be eating all the space.
I have faced this problem, so just asked it for a thought.
The best would be to wait until Wyatt Tuttle actually tell use *exactly* what does he want to do.
The procedure will be entirely different if he wants to replace the driver or if he wants to just attach and mount it to start storing info.
i want my drive to go from 99 percent full to about 20 percent full
like delete
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Originally Posted by Wyatt Tuttle
hahah kind of
the newer drive (external
is dc power
i would like to allocate space on the internal drive
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Originally Posted by vikas027
I just wanted to know, what processes are running for a long time. You, never know they might using any particular file which could be eating all the space.
I have faced this problem, so just asked it for a thought.
python,x session, vino, trash applets,ssh agent, nautalis, gnome apps bluetooth
all currently sleeping
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Originally Posted by karamarisan
Wow, I missed that entirely. Let's see what he comes back with.
Okay, first off, no need for six posts in 20 minutes. Write one post, think about whether it's everything you need to say before you submit, and if you need to add something, there's an edit button for a reason. Also no need for bold; that's like posting a sign outside your office that says you need help and then shouting at the people who come in to ask what's up.
As for your actual problem, we gave you two commands and asked for their output. I'd still like to see `df -h`, as that might make it obvious where your storage is being used and how to rearrange your data. You were also asked for `top -bn1 | head -n 20`, and while you did clearly look into that, it's a bad idea to do anything other than post the exact output from these commands. Get back to us with this and we can try to figure out what you need to move around to do this.
Edit: Make that seven posts. Seriously, collect your thoughts before you post.
Wyatt Tuttle: I merged several of your consecutive posts. As karamarisan suggested, if you have additional information, you can edit your post instead of reposting. Also, watch the amount of vertical white space you are using and please stop using bold type except for parts of a sentence that need to be emphasized.
Okay, first off, no need for six posts in 20 minutes. Write one post, think about whether it's everything you need to say before you submit, and if you need to add something, there's an edit button for a reason. Also no need for bold; that's like posting a sign outside your office that says you need help and then shouting at the people who come in to ask what's up.
As for your actual problem, we gave you two commands and asked for their output. I'd still like to see `df -h`, as that might make it obvious where your storage is being used and how to rearrange your data. You were also asked for `top -bn1 | head -n 20`, and while you did clearly look into that, it's a bad idea to do anything other than post the exact output from these commands. Get back to us with this and we can try to figure out what you need to move around to do this.
Edit: Make that seven posts. Seriously, collect your thoughts before you post.
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