On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Lisi <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday 21 September 2011 16:16:31 Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > On 9/21/2011 9:14 AM, Lisi wrote: > > > And I have taken in that /var/log is a likely culprit. > > > > Not necessarily. On a server /var/log is a likely culprit, but on a GUI > > workstation I'd think /var/cache or /usr would be more likely, assuming > > the problem is a hosed/misconfigured program. If the problem is the > > result of an errant drag/drop the files causing the undue swelling could > > be in any directory you had/have write access to. > > > > # du -s -h /var > > # du -s -h /var/log > > # du -s -h /var/cache > > # du -s -h /var/tmp > > # du -s -h /lost+found > > # du -s -h /root > > # du -s -h /tmp > > # du -s -h /usr > > Thanks, Stan. /var/cache is large - but /usr is taking forever, so I shall > have to go away and come back later. I'll tell you what I find (those > archives!) - and shall be very cautious about what I delete! > > Lisi > > > If it was a drag/drop then the fslint-gui should be able to find all of the duplicate files (now that the system is working again)
Stuart
