Script to delete a File or Folder on a BTRFS Filesystem and in all its Snapshots/Subvolumes.
Call the script and provide it with the path to the file or folder you with to delete
sudo bash ./btrfs-delete /Full/Path/to/your/file/or/folder
watch your space freeing up
- Download the Script
- make it executable (chmod +x /path/to/script)
- open the script and fill out
PathToVolume= - ! If you have dryrun the script, and checked it will delete the correct files or folders remove the # before the
rm -rf "$1"so things get actually deleted (this is meant as a safety mecanism)
cd /usr/local/bin/ && sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paskalito/btrfs-delete/main/btrfs-delete.sh && sudo chmod +x btrfs-delete.sh
- most likely you need to run it with root permissions (to make the subvolumes writable)
This is basically a much improved solution for a problem "solved" here: https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000019594
- way way way faster
- supports files or Folders
- lets you provide your path with autocompletion (since it uses the full path)
- more robust design over all
- is tested with 2 different systems where there is snapper in use.
- but it should work with any regular full filesystem snapshots/subvolumes
- Only for use with BTRFS
Assumptions
- ! This scirpt assumes you have snapshots from the full filesystem (which i think is standatdparctise (or still the only option))