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Fix BTRFS 'no space left' errors on Ubuntu when df shows available space
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # | |
| # BTRFS "No Space Left" Fix for Ubuntu | |
| # Fixes ENOSPC errors when df shows available space | |
| # https://gist.github.com/your-username/gist-id | |
| # | |
| # Usage: | |
| # chmod +x btrfs_fix_ubuntu_no_space.sh | |
| # ./btrfs_fix_ubuntu_no_space.sh | |
| # | |
| set -e | |
| echo "=== BTRFS No Space Left Fix ===" | |
| echo "" | |
| # Check if running on BTRFS | |
| echo "1. Checking filesystem type..." | |
| if ! command -v btrfs &> /dev/null; then | |
| echo "ERROR: btrfs command not found. This script is for BTRFS filesystems only." | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "2. Current BTRFS filesystem usage:" | |
| sudo btrfs filesystem usage / | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "3. Running BTRFS balance to reclaim metadata space..." | |
| echo " This may take 2-5 minutes..." | |
| # Balance data chunks with low usage | |
| sudo btrfs balance start -dusage=5 / | |
| # Balance metadata chunks with low usage | |
| sudo btrfs balance start -musage=5 / | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "4. Balance complete. Checking disk space:" | |
| df -h / | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "=== Fix Complete ===" | |
| echo "If you still get ENOSPC errors, run with higher usage values:" | |
| echo " sudo btrfs balance start -dusage=20 /" | |
| echo " sudo btrfs balance start -musage=20 /" |
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