# Error: "No Space Left on Device", but there is space **URL:** \ **Category:** Bazzite\ **Created:** [February 27, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/error-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/11758 "2026-02-27T22:08:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![khinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@khinch](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/khinch)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/error-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/11758/1 "2026-02-27T22:08:04Z")
Hi, I am hoping someone can help here. My son’s Framework laptop is running Bazzite and keeps having a problem where it reports “No space left on device”. This happens a lot, and affects mostly Flatpak apps, but seems to be causing issues doing rpm-ostree updates and ujust updates. I have Googled this a lot, and it doesn’t seem to be inodes, drive space, or logs. I have tried running commands like `ujust clean-system` and `rpm-ostree cleanup -r`, but they don’t report much, and although sometimes they fix the problem temporarily it soon comes back. The only ostree layer on top of the base layer is for Megasync. I have never pinned anything that I’m aware of. Any help is much appreciated. Here is some info about the system: df -h ```auto Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on composefs 34M 34M 0 100% / /dev/nvme0n1p3 465G 328G 136G 71% /etc devtmpfs 16G 0 16G 0% /dev tmpfs 16G 65M 16G 1% /dev/shm efivarfs 148K 139K 4.9K 97% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars tmpfs 6.2G 2.5M 6.2G 1% /run tmpfs 1.0M 0 1.0M 0% /run/credentials/systemd-journald.service tmpfs 16G 8.6M 16G 1% /tmp /dev/nvme0n1p3 465G 328G 136G 71% /var /dev/nvme0n1p2 974M 515M 392M 57% /boot /dev/nvme0n1p3 465G 328G 136G 71% /var/home /dev/nvme0n1p1 599M 13M 587M 3% /boot/efi tmpfs 1.0M 0 1.0M 0% /run/credentials/systemd-resolved.service tmpfs 3.1G 148K 3.1G 1% /run/user/1000 ``` df -i ```auto Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on composefs - - 18446744073709344813 - / /dev/nvme0n1p3 0 0 0 - /etc devtmpfs 3985393 766 3984627 1% /dev tmpfs 4017025 87 4016938 1% /dev/shm efivarfs 0 0 0 - /sys/firmware/efi/efivars tmpfs 819200 1646 817554 1% /run tmpfs 1024 2 1022 1% /run/credentials/systemd-journald.service tmpfs 1048576 75 1048501 1% /tmp /dev/nvme0n1p3 0 0 0 - /var /dev/nvme0n1p2 65536 36 65500 1% /boot /dev/nvme0n1p3 0 0 0 - /var/home /dev/nvme0n1p1 0 0 0 - /boot/efi tmpfs 1024 2 1022 1% /run/credentials/systemd-resolved.service tmpfs 803405 276 803129 1% /run/user/1000 ``` rpm-ostree status ```auto State: idle Deployments: ● ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-gnome:stable Digest: sha256:508ab6746dce3bd77c147c837615032ba9d8487d623353de2b94a00661c72cb8 Version: 43.20260217 (2026-02-17T20:55:19Z) LocalPackages: lact-libadwaita-0.5.4-0.x86_64 megasync-5.3.0-11.1.x86_64 ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-gnome:stable Digest: sha256:508ab6746dce3bd77c147c837615032ba9d8487d623353de2b94a00661c72cb8 Version: 43.20260217 (2026-02-17T20:55:19Z) LocalPackages: lact-libadwaita-0.5.4-0.x86_64 megasync-5.3.0-11.1.x86_64 ``` sudo tree -h ```auto [338] . ├── [322] anaconda │ ├── [48K] anaconda.log │ ├── [3.7K] dbus.log │ ├── [1.3M] journal.log │ ├── [0] ks-script-63l8fi2f.log │ ├── [40] ks-script-e4w_2sbr.log │ ├── [88] ks-script-ol4x50jh.log │ ├── [28K] lorax-packages.log │ ├── [35K] packaging.log │ ├── [2.4K] program.log │ ├── [219K] storage.log │ ├── [1.2M] syslog │ └── [39K] X.log ├── [106] audit │ ├── [6.6M] audit.log │ ├── [8.0M] audit.log.1 │ ├── [8.0M] audit.log.2 │ ├── [8.0M] audit.log.3 │ └── [8.0M] audit.log.4 ├── [19M] boot.log ├── [14K] btmp ├── [9.4K] btmp-20260202 ├── [0] chrony ├── [0] cups ├── [21K] dnf5.log ├── [780] firewalld ├── [0] gdm ├── [0] httpd ├── [64] journal │ └── [898] 520ce43a52204867ac74cfabf092d5d8 │ ├── [64M] system@00064b46ea333fff-9e9ce5ae126d8af6.journal~ │ ├── [16M] system@00064baac8fe3209-55264ae7d5cd659b.journal~ │ ├── [8.0M] system@00064bab85ef65af-ca9066c06b255319.journal~ │ ├── [8.0M] system@55aaf3cb0bec4483a69dfef07586d34e-00000000006816f7-00064baac8a13d60.journal │ ├── [16M] system.journal │ ├── [40M] user-1000@00064baac967c1f6-1b0c0f26c3fd93da.journal~ │ ├── [8.0M] user-1000@00064bab86a8f9f4-d4a45382f3168312.journal~ │ ├── [8.0M] user-1000.journal │ └── [8.0M] user-524288@55aaf3cb0bec4483a69dfef07586d34e-000000000065c6af-00064b18de4cbfa1.journal ├── [285K] lastlog ├── [0] libvirt ├── [18] passim │ └── [2.0K] audit.log ├── [0] ppp ├── [0] private ├── [0] qemu-ga ├── [39] README -> ../../usr/share/doc/systemd/README.logs ├── [6] samba │ └── [0] old ├── [27K] snapper.log ├── [0] speech-dispatcher ├── [114] sssd │ ├── [479] sssd_kcm.log │ ├── [1.1K] sssd_kcm.log-20260220.gz │ └── [7.9K] sssd_kcm.log-20260227 ├── [88] tuned │ ├── [898K] tuned.log │ ├── [1024K] tuned.log.1 │ ├── [1024K] tuned.log.2 │ └── [69K] tuned-ppd.log └── [1010K] wtmp 19 directories, 43 files ``` ---
**Author:** ![hunterrules0\_0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/hunterrules0_0/32/9763_2.png) [@hunterrules0\_0](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/hunterrules0_0)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/error-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/11758/2 "2026-07-04T17:13:04Z")
To anyone expierencing this issue. you are out of files. Bascially bazzite has millions of files and you can run into a “Innode” issue. Its not the space its the AMOUNT of files on the disk that causes this. Try deleting some files and you will see things start to work again. Im putting this here for people who are searching this on google so it can be indexed for other people to read. Trust me.. start deleting temp stuff and you will see things start to work." also DO NOT RESTART your computer, as it will be stuck on a black screen on bazzite .. if you are already at this stage and its “To late” then while your at said black screen hit ctrl+alt+f3 to go to a different TTY. log in. and then cd and search for files. using rm to remove them. I want you to take a look at my drive and just how many files there are `sudo find /var -maxdepth 4 -type d | while read dir; do echo "$(find "$dir" -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l) -> $dir"; done | sort -n` `60764 -> /var/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew` `66875 -> /var/home/bazzite/Documents/soyjaktycoonNEWmeshfolder` `68722 -> /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.gnome.Platform` `70321 -> /var/lib/flatpak/.removed` `73652 -> /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.freedesktop.Sdk` `75380 -> /var/lib/flatpak/app` `76093 -> /var/mnt/93436a1c-b79f-4354-9b89-42b0bc398a84/GTAV Source/src` `94567 -> /var/lib/flatpak/runtime/org.kde.Platform` `107223 -> /var/home/bazzite/.cache` `138757 -> /var/mnt/93436a1c-b79f-4354-9b89-42b0bc398a84/GTAV Source` `141724 -> /var/mnt/93436a1c-b79f-4354-9b89-42b0bc398a84/Samsung` `146649 -> /var/home/bazzite/Documents/testtt` `158060 -> /var/mnt/93436a1c-b79f-4354-9b89-42b0bc398a84/SteamLibrary/steamapps` `158076 -> /var/mnt/93436a1c-b79f-4354-9b89-42b0bc398a84/SteamLibrary` `161810 -> /var/home/bazzite/Unity` `161810 -> /var/home/bazzite/Unity/Hub` `174426 -> /var/home/bazzite/Games` `214113 -> /var/lib/flatpak/repo/objects` `214484 -> /var/lib/flatpak/repo` `231459 -> /var/home/bazzite/Downloads` `318538 -> /var/home/bazzite/.var` `318538 -> /var/home/bazzite/.var/app` `337258 -> /var/lib/flatpak/runtime` `394173 -> /var/home/bazzite/Documents/sony3test` `509716 -> /var/mnt` `509716 -> /var/mnt/93436a1c-b79f-4354-9b89-42b0bc398a84` `685745 -> /var/home/bazzite/.local/share` `703757 -> /var/lib/flatpak` `704667 -> /var/lib` `724714 -> /var/home/bazzite/.local` \<\<\<\< `819690 -> /var/home/bazzite/Documents` `2865599 -> /var/home/bazzite` `2926393 -> /var/home` `4141328 -> /var` There are over 700,000 files for JUST flatpak configuration stuff in the local. We can clear them because alot of cache files that are from UNINSTALLED software. thats right.. when uninstalling software. Flatpak will NOT delete all the data with it. `flatpak uninstall --unused` and also ```auto flatpak uninstall --delete-data ``` To any search engines indexing this ```auto No Space Left on Device: Out of Inodes Out of files issue linux out of Innodes Innodes out of linux ``` Hope this saves one soul ---
**Author:** ![khinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@khinch](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/khinch)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/error-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/11758/3 "2026-07-09T20:43:38Z")
Thanks for the input. Hopefully it may help someone with a similar issue. For me this was not the case, as can be seen from the `df -i` command output. I should maybe have gone into more details, but where I stated “it doesn’t seem to be inodes, drive space, or logs” I tried all of the potential solutions I could find Googling those three potential causes, including deleting lots of things. Rebooting worked temporarily, long enough to run a couple of commands, but sooner or later the dreaded message would be back. Once it appeared, I couldn’t even run console commands sometimes. Unfortunately I never managed to solve it. My son needed his laptop working so a format/reinstall was all that worked in my case. My memory is a bit hazy on the details now, as it was a few months ago. ---
**Author:** ![hunterrules0\_0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/hunterrules0_0/32/9763_2.png) [@hunterrules0\_0](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/hunterrules0_0)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/error-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/11758/4 "2026-07-14T19:23:46Z")
yeah i get that. I remember running df -i It does not help in this case. But i can promise this is the reason. The bug is called by something else that df -i does not account for and it seems that there is some limit that causes it. I promise you though. Once you delete some files.. any files.. you will start to see things start to work after a reboot. ---
**Author:** ![EvyatarSegal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@EvyatarSegal](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/EvyatarSegal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/error-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/11758/5 "2026-08-25T08:32:50Z")
I faced the same issue and had no idea what to do, tried to google\use ai and nothing worked I’m so happy I found this post you totally saved me! So I just wanted to say thank you!