https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411925
Bug ID: 411925
Summary: Focus logging stores autofocus FITS, causing disk
space exhaustion
Product: kstars
Version: git
Platform: Archlinux Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: mutla...@ikarustech.com
Reporter: ja...@talkunafraid.co.uk
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Users may inadvertently exhaust remaining space on their local disks by
enabling logging from the focus module; rather than simply logging plain text
information, the focus module checks the focus logging option to see if it
should store the FITS files recorded during autofocus to
(~/.local/share/kstars/autofocus).
This is not obvious and with high-resolution cameras can consume a large
quantity of disk space without warning (easily gigabytes per night of imaging).
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to Ekos -> Logs -> Check "Focus"
2. Autofocus
3. Files present in .local/share/kstars/autofocus
OBSERVED RESULT
Several gigabytes of FITS files stored
EXPECTED RESULT
Several kilobytes of log data stored
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Not relevant.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'd argue that debug logging of actual frames used in autofocus might be best
left as a separate option in the focus module. Users who wish to leave their
logging set to verbose for normal operation (for instance, to aid in debugging
a crash or other faults) would also need to empty the folder frequently. At
minimum, a warning next to the focus module's checkbox might not be a bad idea.
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