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  • "how is it possible to have a / partition size of 85GB and 81GB in use and an available size is 7.5M" => unix.stackexchange.com/a/352080/70524, unix.stackexchange.com/q/7950/70524 Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 8:43
  • Your problem is not the difference between the partition size and the available space, your problem is the filling-up to 100% of the root partition. The question is closed because the first already has an answer. A bit harsh, I think. Ask the question again, but now "how do I find what is filling-up my root partition" Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 9:35
  • apologies, for the tone used. I would like to ask if this current problem exist also on btrfs file system because it's the filesystem I use on my laptop. can I re-edit the question. Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 13:02
  • and I can say I have noticed my free space at least reaching 3GB, so am guessing it might not be a problem of reserved space Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 13:15
  • If there is a single large file using too much space, you can find it with find / -xdev -printf "%s %p\n" | sort -n Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 15:24