UniFi - How to fix "The Console data partition is nearly full."

UniFi might not start or you might not be able to log in if your disk is full

Alex Lowe

Last updated: October 9, 2026
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On Ubuntu/Debian Linux you can verify the disk is full with

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df -h

Then you'll either need to increase the disk size or delete some things in order to get space back

Common places to check for UniFi storage issues:

  • Backups directory
  • Syslog directory

To delete all backups:

 cd /usr/lib/unifi/data/backup/
rm *.unf

cd /usr/lib/unifi/data/backup/autobackup
rm *.unf

To delete all syslogs:

cd /var/log/unifi/remote
rm *.log

After your done, you might want to change your backup settings to backup less frequently or a reduce the maximum number of files

You can manage your backup schedule under Settings > System > Backups > Reschedule

This is a server wide setting

You should also disable any Internally Stored Activity Logging

This can be done under Settings > System > Integration

This is a site specific setting so it needs to be done for each site on your server

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