How to freeup disk space?

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cvsvs
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How to freeup disk space?

Post by cvsvs »

I am running Zm v1.21.4; The disk space seems to be 100% ( in the view, it reads "Load: 0.09 / Disk: 100%".
I checked all the zm logs and deleted some of them; still the reading is "100%"
I have not stored any videos. Would appreciate if anyone could assist.
jameswilson
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Post by jameswilson »

you need to set a 'purgeWhenFull' filter this will keep you below wgatever you set your max disk usage at. If zm is now showing stopped you will need to manually remove some stuff to make room so zm will run again. With zm stopped your filter won't work either
James Wilson

Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
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cvsvs
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Post by cvsvs »

James,
Thanks for your quick reply; however, I tried another method and it seems to have worked: the option ZM_OPT_FAST_DELETE was checked before and I unchecked this. ZM cleared the space by itself , but it took more than an hour to clear the space.
rgds
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