https://www.linuxhosted.com/tags/filesystem/Recent content in Filesystem on LinuxHosted.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenLinuxHosted.comFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/linux-vps-disk-inode-cleanup/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/linux-vps-disk-inode-cleanup/ <p><code>No space left on device</code>. The error stops your application cold, and the first instinct — delete some logs and move on — usually misses what is actually wrong. A full disk on a VPS is rarely one obvious huge file; it is more often a directory you forgot about, a log that a process is still writing to after you &quot;deleted&quot; it, or — the one that fools almost everyone the first time — a disk with plenty of free <em>space</em> that has run out of <em>inodes</em>. This guide walks the diagnosis in the order an experienced administrator actually does it, with the three tools that find every case: <code>du</code>, <code>df</code>, and <code>lsof</code>.</p>