[Solved] /dev/sda1 is full

[Donkey]

Alright, so I have been searching around for the answer and have tried several different approaches, but I can't seem to get it figured out. I wasn't planning on making an account, but I do plan on getting better use with Kali Linux since information security is where I'm going with my degree.

Anyway, so I have a VirtualBox of Kali Linux with a 50GB dynamic VDI. I continually get that "low disk space" warning and I can't seem to copy anything to the desktop, or whatnot. I figure I'll start with a few commands to help everyone understand since I'm not sure where else to go. Thanks in advance for any help.

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root@kali:/# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 50 GiB, 53687091200 bytes, 104857600 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbd5a631c

Device     Boot    Start       End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *        2048  19791871 19789824  9.4G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2       19793918 104855551 85061634 40.6G  5 Extended
/dev/sda5       19793920  27039743  7245824  3.5G 83 Linux
/dev/sda6       27041792  31234047  4192256    2G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7       31236096  32614399  1378304  673M 83 Linux
/dev/sda8       32616448 104855551 72239104 34.5G 83 Linux
root@kali:/# df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev            989M     0  989M   0% /dev
tmpfs           201M  6.2M  195M   4% /run
/dev/sda1       9.2G  8.5G  245M  98% /
tmpfs          1003M     0 1003M   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs          1003M     0 1003M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sda7       647M  1.5M  598M   1% /tmp
/dev/sda5       3.4G  442M  2.8G  14% /var
/dev/sda8        34G   49M   32G   1% /home
KaliLinux       1.9T  211G  1.6T  12% /media/sf_KaliLinux
tmpfs           201M   32K  201M   1% /run/user/132
tmpfs           201M   32K  201M   1% /run/user/0
/dev/sr0         57M   57M     0 100% /media/cdrom0

[socratis]

/dev/sda1       9.2G  8.5G  245M  98% /

Yes, you run out of disk space in your root. Most probably because you elected to have different partitions for /tmp, /var and /home. I mean just look at the /home directory, total 34GB, 32GB available:

/dev/sda8        34G   49M   32G   1% /home

BTW, strictly speaking, this isn't a VirtualBox problem. Oh, and another thing; dynamic doesn't mean "dynamic growth", it means "dynamic allocation". Just so that you don't expect your HD to magically grow in size...

[Donkey]

/dev/sda1       9.2G  8.5G  245M  98% /

Yes, you run out of disk space in your root. Most probably because you elected to have different partitions for /tmp, /var and /home. I mean just look at the /home directory, total 34GB, 32GB available:

Yea, I do see that. And when you say that I probably elected to have different partitions for those folders, is that something in the Kali Linux setup? Like do I need to create a new VM for Kali Linux?

Sorry if this isn't a VirtualBox issue, and if this has been beaten to death, but I honestly could not find an answer to why my /dev/sda1 is so small and what I did wrong... to where the rest of the 50GB is elsewhere?

Thanks for replying.

[Perryg]

Is the guest formatted in LVM? if so then use the LVM to adjust the partitions. Google shows results on how to do this.

[Donkey]

... wish I could delete my post. So I went through and was creating a second Kali VM when I realized that my mistake was during the partition part of the install. I could've swore I selected the one that said "Recommended", as far as installing on a single partition (and not separating /home, /var, etc.), but I guess I selected something other than the recommended option.

Thanks guys... my mistake. All this searching, trying GPart VM, etc...

[socratis]

Thanks. Marked as [Solved].