Getting back lost space after uninstalling package.

MikeLang

I had 200MB free on my pi3 and installed a scraper onto my pi. But after installing the scraper I had zero memory left for anything else so I uninstalled the scraper. Now my pi only has 50MB left.

Any ideas on whether I can get that 150MB back or is it lost forever?

One solution would be to redo everything from scratch again which will probably take me a whole day.

mitu

@MikeLang If you ran the scraper, then it might have created some files/cache folders which are not erased when you delete the package. Which scraper did you install ?

MikeLang

It was Steven Selph's Scraper.

mitu

Then try removing the $HOME/.sselph-scraper folder and see if you get some space back. A better option would be to get a bigger card or erase some ROMs if you'd like to not have problems with low disc space.

MikeLang

I'm having trouble locating that folder.

Do I need to plug a keyboard into my pi or do I take my microsd card out and plug it into my pc?

mitu

@MikeLang You'll need a keyboard. How exactly have you checked your disk space ?

MikeLang

I checked my disk space by typing df -h via putty.

MikeLang

I've plugged in a keyboard and entered 'File Manager' but haven't the foggiest how to find the '$HOME/.sselph-scraper' folder.

mitu

@MikeLang If you already have SSH access, then you don't need a keyboard. Check if the folder exists and what size it is

du -sh $HOME/.sshelp-scraper

then, if you're happy, remove it

rm $HOME/.sshelp-scraper

MikeLang

I typed 'du -sh $HOME/.sshelp-scraper' but get the message 'du: cannot access '/home/pi/.sshelp-scraper': No such file or directory'.

cyperghost

@MikeLang type mc this will activate the file manager

mitu

@MikeLang Typo - $HOME/.sselph-scraper.

MikeLang

I typed:

'$HOME/.sselph-scraper'

Received this message:

-bash: /home/pi/.sselph-scraper: No such file or directory

mitu

OK, then it means your lost space isn't there.

MikeLang

There was another program I did accidentally install/uninstall, 'zdoom', not even sure what that is but I installed it as I was trying to remove Selph's Scraper.

Thanks for the help anyway guys, I'll just have to be a bit more frugal with the available memory.

mitu

@MikeLang I'd advise to do a backup of your image, just in case.