# How to handle full disk **URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-handle-full-disk/1887 **Category:** Support **Created:** [December 27, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-handle-full-disk/1887 "2017-12-27T18:09:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/JonMikelV) #### Post date: [December 31, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-handle-full-disk/1887/5 "2017-12-31T05:40:59Z")
> [@jpschewe](#): > > What happens when the remote side gets full? Does Duplicati just error out? > > Is there a way to manually tell Duplicati to prune versions? No and yes. Duplicati should notice the space issue and stop thus leaving the backup “paused” but on a usable state. There is a `delete` command which can be used to manually debate specific backup versions (but too be confused with `purge` which works on specific files). You might be interested in this discussion: > [@Max destination size auto-prune?](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/max-destination-size-auto-prune/1064): > > Since pretty much all destinations have finite storage would it make sense have a “keep until” setting for maximum destination size? Once reached (approached?), Duplicati would automatically start pruning the oldest revisions until back within the keep size limit. Things to consider include Is it a hard (if limit will be hit by next upload, stop backup and prune?) or soft limit (finish backup even if over limit then prune until under) Should add warning notification if source size gets more … Though personally I do as @drakar2007 suggested so am not too worried about destination space. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-handle-full-disk/1887)._