# Stuck in a loop of freeing up space and filling it up again when rebuilding

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-a-loop-of-freeing-up-space-and-filling-it-up-again-when-rebuilding/96044
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [30 באוגוסט,‏ 2018,‏ 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-a-loop-of-freeing-up-space-and-filling-it-up-again-when-rebuilding/96044 "2018-08-30T23:25:04Z")
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### Author: ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)
#### Post date: [31 באוגוסט,‏ 2018,‏ 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-a-loop-of-freeing-up-space-and-filling-it-up-again-when-rebuilding/96044/22 "2018-08-31T01:24:38Z")

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> [@tophee](#):
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> How did that happen?

Because you hadn’t upgraded the data container.

> [@tophee](#):
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> I wonder if the web-updater could not handle lack of disk space better.

It could probably do a disk space check before it started, and refuse to proceed if there wasn’t enough space.

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