Hard to find what’s filling SparkBox’s drive—and too few useful cleanup options at 92%

Posted by Nultima

My SparkBox data drive is 92% full: 89.6 GB used of 97.9 GB, with only 8.3 GB free. The disk report lists app-folder sizes, but says it couldn’t measure the biggest folders inside SparkBox’s data folder—the information I need to find what’s taking up space. It also reports reclaimable Docker images and volumes, but doesn’t make it clear which safe cleanup would meaningfully free space on this drive. Please make the disk view show the largest folders on the actual SparkBox data drive and offer clearer, safe cleanup recommendations for that drive—not just general cleanup options.

4 replies

Chris wrote:

Thanks for spelling this out — at 92%, not being able to see the largest folders makes the disk report much less useful, and the cleanup choices don't tell you what would safely free space on that same drive. I've recorded your request for largest-folder visibility and clearer, drive-specific cleanup guidance. One check in the meantime: what SparkBox version does your dashboard show? On releases newer than 1.6.779, Tom AI can answer “what is filling the disk?” with measured drive and folder sizes, and offer a cleanup button where one is available. If you're on an older release, I can point you to the right update steps once I know the version. That doesn't replace the disk-view improvement you're asking for.

Nultima wrote:

SparkBox version: 1.6.834 running on Legend V3.

Chris wrote:

Thanks—that confirms 1.6.834 on a Legend V3. Your report is specifically about the largest folders on the SparkBox data drive and clear, safe cleanup choices for that same drive; I’ve recorded that request, and the version detail helps keep it tied to the right release.

Chris wrote:

Update: SparkBox 1.6.836 is out and fixes the "couldn't measure the biggest folders inside SparkBox's data folder" part of your report. What was wrong: the data folder was scanned in one go with one time limit. On a big, busy drive the scan ran out of time, and every folder it had already measured was thrown away with it. It was also measuring your whole media library a second time, because the media folder sits inside the data folder. Now each folder is measured on its own. Tom AI lists the biggest folders in the data folder, names any folder that took too long instead of hiding the rest, and measures the media folder only once. Legend boxes have it now: update from the dashboard, or run sudo sparkbox upgrade. Then ask Tom AI "what is filling my disk?" again. It lists the measured sizes and offers the cleanups SparkBox can do with a button. If a folder still shows as not measured, reply here with that line.