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    Unable to copy files after filling up space...

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      DynaMight
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      Hi all

      So I have a PiZero with an 8GB SDCard, I was trying to maximize the available space however I made a small miscalculation and ended up copying too much over (via Samba) so got an error to say I had run out of space. Not a problem, I deleted some unneeded roms/un-used themes which left me with over 300MB of spare space.

      I assumed it was all good so didnt think much of it, then started up a game and got an error message about it being unable to write a log file and the game didnt start (black screen). I rebooted but also face the same issue, I now have over 500MB of free space however I'm not able to write anything to the disk...

      If I try to copy a 1MB to it via Samba I get an error saying I need an extra 1MB, and 50MB if its a 50MB file! even if I cut that 50MB file from it and try to copy it back I get an error saying I need 50MB! A few other files have now been re-written to 0kb.

      I've tried resetting the ownership within the roms folder however it didnt make any difference, I assume it maybe something to do with permissions of files possibly but unsure how to correct this issue?

      Any suggestions?

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