[rdiff-backup-users] recovering from no space left on device

[Michael Ross]

My recent backup failed with a "no space left on device" error (rdiff- 
backup 1.2.7 on Linux). It was running as root, so the partition  
(which contains nothing but the backup) is completely full. Therefore,  
I can't run the suggested "--check-destination-dir" command because it  
reports "[Errno 28] No space left on device: '/mnt/backup/rdiff-backup/ 
rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0'".

I've looked through the mailing list, so I know this is a difficult  
situation to recover from. Are there any recommendations of how to  
successfully run "check-destination-dir" in these circumstances? Is  
there anything in the rdiff-backup-data directory that is safe to  
delete to make room?

There are other partitions on the machine that have free space (though  
not enough to hold the entire backup).

Any suggestions appreciated.
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Michael Ross
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