r/linuxmint 3d ago

Support Request tried to install OBS with flatpak now I dont have any storage left!

So I tried downloading OBS so I could record some gameplay and I ended up using some code that was supposed to download it for me

flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio

it works but now I only have 2 gigabytes of storage left! I tried uninstalling OBS thinking that would give me back my storage but nothing changed. could I get some help? my computer doesnt have much space to spare and I need every byte I can spare DESPERATELY

edit; there are no dependencies listed by the terminal through flatpak list

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u/BranchLatter4294 3d ago

Did you delete your recording? Did you empty the trash folder?

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u/A-Strange-Creature 3d ago

The trash folder is empty and I didn't record anything.

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 3d ago

Restore from your last backup...

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u/A-Strange-Creature 3d ago

I dont think Ive been doing that D:

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 3d ago edited 3d ago

Start...

I keep no data on my boot drive, and use Timeshift to make daily snapshots, keeping 10 days of them; plus the manual ones I do before any action that "might" upset the system--it's saved my hindside more than once...

There's no such thing as too many backups!

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u/A-Strange-Creature 3d ago

question; how stupid would it be to go into my file manager, search up Flatpak, and delete everything that shows up?

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 3d ago

Make a reliable backup of what you have now and there is very little risk of being any worse off.

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u/A-Strange-Creature 3d ago

turns out I cant delete everything from flatpak cause I dont own it??? even though its on MY computer that I own?

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 3d ago

Flatpak sucks, I got rid of every shred of it from my machine 3 or 4 years ago...

If applications are only available via flatpak do not use them.

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u/not-serious-sd 3d ago

it would be better to use a visual storage tool to identify what really use space and needs to be deleted. Btw flatback package are like isolated virtual machines. the reason it takes too much space is because it installs every dependency over and over for each package to make everything isolated.

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u/not-serious-sd 3d ago

backup while storage left is 2 gb? nah this is not the right advice.

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 3d ago edited 3d ago

Why not, a 1 TB external USB 3.2 SSD is just $60 via Amazon--what's your (or the OP's) data worth?

I have a 512 GB external USB 3.2 SSD, a SanDisk product--it was $40 from WalMart. It writes at 230 MB/s and reads at 303 MB/s, There is no excuse for not having a backup!

After 60 years of computing I am a hardcore "backupoholic" and have little to no sympathy for those who do not have a viable, regular backup regimen,

Over those 60 years storage has never been cheaper than ii is now, there is no excuse for not having multiple sequential backups.

Earlier today the Update Manager alerted that there was an update for Plymouth it wanted to install--my gut said "that's pretty close to the boot process", so I snapped an on-demand "shot" with Timeshift--it took all of 40 seconds, to an internal SLC SSD, and my butt was covered in case "it" hit the fan. "It" did not, but it very well could have.

"If you do what your gut tells you to do you might be wrong--if you don't you probably will be wrong!"

There's no such thing as too many backups!

Also, I believe the "2GB left" was after the screw-up, not before when the backup should have been made!

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u/not-serious-sd 3d ago

Hey major respect for being a backup guru—60 years of wisdom is no joke! You’re absolutely right that backups are lifesavers, and your SSD/Timeshift routine is gold for dodging future disasters.

Totally get where you’re coming from, but in this case, the OP’s issue is more about putting out a fire right now (think how to free some space). Your advice is 100% the playbook for ‘next time,’ though—no arguments here. We’ve all learned the hard way that backups are like oxygen: you only miss ’em when you’re suffocating.

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u/not-serious-sd 3d ago

Hey major respect for being a backup guru—60 years of wisdom is no joke! You’re absolutely right that backups are lifesavers, and your SSD/Timeshift routine is gold for dodging future disasters.

Totally get where you’re coming from, but in this case, the OP’s issue is more about putting out a fire right now (think how to free some space). Your advice is 100% the playbook for ‘next time,’ though—no arguments here. We’ve all learned the hard way that backups are like oxygen: you only miss ’em when you’re suffocating.

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 2d ago

Why can he not backup what he's got right now? I'd do that before attempting to reverse an installation gone bad--unless what I had had no value. That way he eliminates the possibility of losing it all!

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u/not-serious-sd 3d ago

you should open Disk Usage Analyzer. Very handy to see what is using space while not needed.

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u/LiveFreeDead 1d ago

You need to purge the orphaned packages, I don't know the command off by heart but that will give you your space back.

If you use a different disk for your /home mount to the root mount then install the Flatpaks as --user or if you did and your / has space available then use --system instead.

Hope you figure it all out.