What to Do If a File System Fills Up

There are several reasons why a file system fills up. The following sections describe several scenarios for recovering from a full file system. For information on routinely cleaning out old and unused files to prevent full file systems, see Chapter 6, Managing Disk Use (Tasks).

File System Fills Up Because a Large File or Directory Was Created

Reason Error Occurred	How to Fix the Problem
Someone accidentally copied a file or directory to the wrong location. This also happens when an application crashes and writes a large `core` file into the file system.	Log in as superuser or assume an equivalent role and use the `ls -tl` command in the specific file system to identify which large file is newly created and remove it. For information on removing `core` files, see How to Find and Delete `core` Files.

A `TMPFS` File System is Full Because the System Ran Out of Memory

Reason Error Occurred	How to Fix the Problem
This can occur if `TMPFS` is trying to write more than it is allowed or some current processes are using a lot of memory.	For information on recovering from `tmpfs`-related error messages, see the `tmpfs`(7FS) man page.

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What to Do If a File System Fills Up

File System Fills Up Because a Large File or Directory Was Created

A TMPFS File System is Full Because the System Ran Out of Memory

A `TMPFS` File System is Full Because the System Ran Out of Memory