======OS - File Systems - Ext4====== =====Blogposts/Articles====== [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/13547/ext4-how-to-account-for-the-filesystem-space|Stack Exchange - Unix & Linux - ext4: How to account for the filesystem space?]] [[https://dsimidzija.github.io/linux/2014/06/01/reclaiming-lost-space-on-ext4/|Self Rubber Ducking - Reclaiming lost space on ext4 partitions]] ext4 reserves 5% of space for the root user on each partition so the root user has some room to work when the partition is full. This reservation can be reduced with the -m parameter for tunefs.