[SOLVED] :: 7GB file?

Ateo · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:04 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] :: 7GB file?

Ok. I'd like to know how, in the course of installing wxGTK (2.4.2), I managed to aquire 7 extra GB of used space on my hard drive? I've searched my entire hard drive with no luck (well, honestly, I have no idea what I'm looking for so I can't say "no luck"). I've uninstalled wxGTK (have since reinstalled in) but that didn't seem to have any impact.

This isn't the first time this has happened. Unfortunately, the last time, I can't remember exactly what it was I did (if anything).. I know I'm not the only one that has had this happen.

I'd like some assistance in locating this 7 extra GB lying around on my box. Any help would be appreciated...

NuclearFusi0n · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 297

Check /var/tmp/portage/

do "du -ms * | sort -n" to list everything in the directory by size, in megabytes.
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jkt · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:29 pm Post subject:

problem with your filesystem?

Ateo · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:41 pm Post subject:

Ok. How this is annoying but it's definately my fault. I have a script that backs up my user directories every other day. Apperantly, the script got "stuck" on one user directory and bzipped a tarred archive of a user directory. So it left it in /root, a directory I hardly ever check...

However, NuclearFusi0n, your tip did help me locate it.

Thanks