I'm on 16.04. Free disk space keeps on getting smaller by the hour in Gigabytes. I'm not downloading anything or installing anything.
Yesterday I ran timeshift, and I regained 20GB+ of free space. This morning it went again to no disk space available. I did another second system restore on timeshift & I'm monitoring the free space and it's depleting again at a fast rate.
I ran Disk usage analyzer, but I'm not sure which one is getting bloated by the minute.
I deleted files,trash and apps,but free space is not increasing,not until I do system restore.
what could be causing this?
$ sudo du -hxd1 /
152K /tmp
16M /bin
3.3G /root
690M /lib
2.1G /mnt
110M /boot
369M /timeshift
4.0K /cdrom
20K /media
566M /opt
4.6G /usr
21M /etc
1.7G /home
20K /snap
16M /sbin
16K /lost+found
4.0K /lib64
15G /var
4.0K /srv
29G /
$ sudo lsof | grep deleted
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
php-fpm7. 1557 root 3u REG 8,5 0 1703940 /tmp/.ZendSem.JsVNUw (deleted)
php-fpm7. 1561 www-data 3u REG 8,5 0 1703940 /tmp/.ZendSem.JsVNUw (deleted)
php-fpm7. 1562 www-data 3u REG 8,5 0 1703940 /tmp/.ZendSem.JsVNUw (deleted)
upstart 5558 a 17w REG 8,5 298 525093 /home/a/.cache/upstart/at-spi2-registryd.log.1 (deleted)
upstart 5558 a 18w REG 8,5 85 525213 /home/a/.cache/upstart/window-stack-bridge.log.1 (deleted)
upstart 5558 a 19w REG 8,5 219 525214 /home/a/.cache/upstart/indicator-messages.log.1 (deleted)
upstart 5558 a 22w REG 8,5 5667 535003 /home/a/.cache/upstart/indicator-sound.log.1 (deleted)
bamfdaemo 5744 a 13r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
bamfdaemo 5744 a 14r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 5744 5800 a 13r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
dconf\x20 5744 5800 a 14r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
gmain 5744 5805 a 13r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gmain 5744 5805 a 14r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
gdbus 5744 5806 a 13r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gdbus 5744 5806 a 14r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
pool 5744 24208 a 13r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5744 24208 a 14r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
tracker-e 5902 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
tracker-e 5902 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 5902 5952 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
dconf\x20 5902 5952 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
gmain 5902 5954 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gmain 5902 5954 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
gdbus 5902 5955 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gdbus 5902 5955 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5958 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5958 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5959 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5959 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5960 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5960 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5961 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5961 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5962 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5962 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5963 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5963 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5964 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5964 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5965 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5965 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5966 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5966 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
pool 5902 5967 a 12r REG 8,5 4964 525032 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
pool 5902 5967 a 13r REG 8,5 32768 525039 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-8455b860.log (deleted)
nautilus 6216 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
nautilus 6216 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
nautilus 6216 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
nautilus 6216 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
gmain 6216 6231 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
gmain 6216 6231 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
gmain 6216 6231 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gmain 6216 6231 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
gdbus 6216 6232 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
gdbus 6216 6232 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
gdbus 6216 6232 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gdbus 6216 6232 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 6216 6234 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
dconf\x20 6216 6234 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 6216 6234 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
dconf\x20 6216 6234 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
nautilus 6216 6244 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
nautilus 6216 6244 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
nautilus 6216 6244 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
nautilus 6216 6244 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6851 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
pool 6216 6851 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6851 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
pool 6216 6851 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6852 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
pool 6216 6852 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6852 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
pool 6216 6852 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6853 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
pool 6216 6853 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6853 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
pool 6216 6853 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6854 a 14r REG 8,5 14448 525314 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home (deleted)
pool 6216 6854 a 17r REG 8,5 32768 525322 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-d214801e.log (deleted)
pool 6216 6854 a 20r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
pool 6216 6854 a 21r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
unity-sco 6882 a 9u REG 8,5 65536 1703948 /tmp/tmpfSKb0O4 (deleted)
unity-sco 6882 a 10u REG 8,5 32768 1703949 /tmp/tmpfTvJQCQ (deleted)
unity-sco 6882 a 11u REG 8,5 32768 1703950 /tmp/tmpf03pLqC (deleted)
unity-sco 6882 a 12u REG 8,5 16384 1703962 /tmp/tmpf74Hxqo (deleted)
unity-sco 6882 a 13u REG 8,5 16384 1703965 /tmp/tmpfA85rqa (deleted)
dconf\x20 6882 6885 a 9u REG 8,5 65536 1703948 /tmp/tmpfSKb0O4 (deleted)
dconf\x20 6882 6885 a 10u REG 8,5 32768 1703949 /tmp/tmpfTvJQCQ (deleted)
dconf\x20 6882 6885 a 11u REG 8,5 32768 1703950 /tmp/tmpf03pLqC (deleted)
dconf\x20 6882 6885 a 12u REG 8,5 16384 1703962 /tmp/tmpf74Hxqo (deleted)
dconf\x20 6882 6885 a 13u REG 8,5 16384 1703965 /tmp/tmpfA85rqa (deleted)
gmain 6882 6886 a 9u REG 8,5 65536 1703948 /tmp/tmpfSKb0O4 (deleted)
gmain 6882 6886 a 10u REG 8,5 32768 1703949 /tmp/tmpfTvJQCQ (deleted)
gmain 6882 6886 a 11u REG 8,5 32768 1703950 /tmp/tmpf03pLqC (deleted)
gmain 6882 6886 a 12u REG 8,5 16384 1703962 /tmp/tmpf74Hxqo (deleted)
gmain 6882 6886 a 13u REG 8,5 16384 1703965 /tmp/tmpfA85rqa (deleted)
gdbus 6882 6887 a 9u REG 8,5 65536 1703948 /tmp/tmpfSKb0O4 (deleted)
gdbus 6882 6887 a 10u REG 8,5 32768 1703949 /tmp/tmpfTvJQCQ (deleted)
gdbus 6882 6887 a 11u REG 8,5 32768 1703950 /tmp/tmpf03pLqC (deleted)
gdbus 6882 6887 a 12u REG 8,5 16384 1703962 /tmp/tmpf74Hxqo (deleted)
gdbus 6882 6887 a 13u REG 8,5 16384 1703965 /tmp/tmpfA85rqa (deleted)
gvfsd-rec 11009 a 15r REG 8,5 123848 525304 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gvfsd-rec 11009 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525307 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-beb4670b.log (deleted)
gvfsd-rec 11009 a 19r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gvfsd-rec 11009 a 20r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
gmain 11009 11010 a 15r REG 8,5 123848 525304 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gmain 11009 11010 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525307 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-beb4670b.log (deleted)
gmain 11009 11010 a 19r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gmain 11009 11010 a 20r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
gdbus 11009 11011 a 15r REG 8,5 123848 525304 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gdbus 11009 11011 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525307 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-beb4670b.log (deleted)
gdbus 11009 11011 a 19r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
gdbus 11009 11011 a 20r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 11009 11014 a 15r REG 8,5 123848 525304 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
dconf\x20 11009 11014 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525307 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-beb4670b.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 11009 11014 a 19r REG 8,5 4964 525067 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root (deleted)
dconf\x20 11009 11014 a 20r REG 8,5 32768 525069 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-143156af.log (deleted)
gedit 13965 a 15r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gedit 13965 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
gmain 13965 13967 a 15r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gmain 13965 13967 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
gdbus 13965 13968 a 15r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
gdbus 13965 13968 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
dconf\x20 13965 13969 a 15r REG 8,5 123860 525323 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D (deleted)
dconf\x20 13965 13969 a 16r REG 8,5 32768 525324 /home/a/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/uuid-9AB47E74B47E532D-7b825e19.log (deleted)
128M /var/lib/clamav/daily.cld
175M /var/log/kern.log.1
351M /var/lib/clamav
822M /var/lib/apt
822M /var/lib/apt/lists
1.4G /var/lib
11G /var/log/kern.log
11G /var/log/syslog
22G /var/log
24G /var/
$ tail -f /var/log/syslog
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.524133] [<ffffffff8109cd30>] ? process_one_work+0x490/0x490
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.524135] [<ffffffff810a30f7>] kthread+0xe7/0x100
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.524138] [<ffffffff810a3010>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1e0/0x1e0
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.524142] [<ffffffff8184f422>] ret_from_fork+0x42/0x80
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.524144] [<ffffffff810a3010>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1e0/0x1e0
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.524146] ---[ end trace 54cfa3b88295de72 ]---
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.525789] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.525798] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 29462 at /build/linux-fQ94TU/linux-4.4.0/drivers/usb/core/urb.c:449 usb_submit_urb.part.6+0x142/0x560()
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.525801] usb 8-2: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 1 != type 3
Mar 9 15:21:07 a-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M kernel: [16010.525803] Modules linked in: ufs qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix ntfs msdos jfs xfs libcrc32c ndiswrapper(OE) drbg ansi_cprng ctr ccm bnep msr nfnetlink_queue nfnetlink_log nfnetlink bluetooth ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 nf_nat_h323 nf_conntrack_h323 nf_nat_pptp nf_nat_proto_gre nf_conntrack_pptp nf_conntrack_proto_gre nf_nat_tftp nf_conntrack_tftp nf_nat_sip nf_conntrack_sip nf_nat_irc nf_conntrack_irc iptable_nat nf_nat_ipv4 pci_stub vboxpci(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) arc4 ath9k_htc ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath mac80211 cfg80211 kvm_amd kvm irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul joydev input_leds glue_helper ablk_helper cryptd snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event serio_raw snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer k10temp snd 8250_fintek soundcore shpchp i2c_piix4 tpm_infineon mac_hid binfmt_misc ip6t_REJECT nf_reject_ipv6 nf_log_ipv6 xt_hl ip6t_rt nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nf_log_ipv4 nf_log_common xt_LOG xt_limit xt_tcpudp xt_addrtype nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_broadcast nf_nat_ftp nf_nat nf_conntrack_ftp nf_c
Very large log files, what should I do?
I used the last part. So far the log files are not growing since.
After installing that package, reset syslog and kern.log:
thank you everyone