# Less than 5GB of disk space, can't upgrade Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/less-than-5gb-of-disk-space-cant-upgrade-discourse/107011
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [January 20, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/less-than-5gb-of-disk-space-cant-upgrade-discourse/107011 "2019-01-20T09:58:44Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/less-than-5gb-of-disk-space-cant-upgrade-discourse/107011/10 "2021-12-09T19:01:06Z")

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> [@JKBaseer](#):
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> Anything else I should do?

> [@pfaffman](#):
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> Have you checked your backups? It’s quite easy for them to fill your disk.

Did you check `/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default`? That’s the most likely culprit.

I’m working on a new product at [https://www.pfaffmanager.com/](https://www.pfaffmanager.com/). If you’ll log in there, click the server list button at the top and then the Free! Manage existing server button and then configure it for your server as (I hope that) it suggests, I’ll figure it out for you.

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