# Snapshot - no space left on device
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-no-space-left-on-device/314486
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** snapshot-and-restore
**Created:** [September 15, 2022, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-no-space-left-on-device/314486 "2022-09-15T09:11:27Z")
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### Author:  [@mcosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mcosta)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2022, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-no-space-left-on-device/314486/1 "2022-09-15T09:11:27Z")
Hi all,
Today we run out of disk space for snapshots.
The major problem is that it's impossible to delete old snapshots when there is no space left.
I faced this problem in the past and was able to manage it by doing this:
> [@Unable to delete snapshot - no space left on device - Solved?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-delete-snapshot-no-space-left-on-device-solved/261675):
>
> Hi all, Using 7.10.2 Basic licence After let my snapshot file system run out of space (100% full), I face the error were no more daily snapshots could run. This file system has nothing but snapshots, so I couldn't delete other files. Trying to delete some older snapshots also failed with "no space let on device" error. Adding other disc or somehow increase available space was not an option here, so I pick some snapshot files to delete. That's what I did: On configured repository mount poi…
That's not recommended and, as an workaround, I used to create a 5 GB dummy-file-to-delete file so I can free up some space and then delete old snapshots using Kibana.
In this case, deleting the 5 GB dummy-file-to-delete was not enough and I'm not able to delete any snapshot.
Being and old issue is any development on the subject?
Any hints on how to solve this besides adding more space to file system?
v 8.4.1
Thanks
MC
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-no-space-left-on-device/314486/2 "2022-10-13T09:12:08Z")
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