# Incorrect Free Space Warnings

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/incorrect-free-space-warnings/19728
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/incorrect-free-space-warnings/19728 "2024-12-18T16:31:30Z")
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### Author: ![ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/incorrect-free-space-warnings/19728/3 "2024-12-18T17:54:22Z")

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> [@pepperywasp](#):
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> Why has this only just started happening when I have not changed my configuration?

Flaw in big code change. [File backend reports incorrect quota on Linux & MacOS #5733](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/issues/5733#issuecomment-2515030052)

> [@pepperywasp](#):
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> Duplicati has been working fine for well over a year before this.

and old one still would, but you got new one.

> [@pepperywasp](#):
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> Why is Duplicati able to correctly use the `/TowerBackup` for the backup but not for the free space validation?

Code has various parts. Only quota part broke.

> [@pepperywasp](#):
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> What can I do to fix this?

> [@Duplicati Warning - BackendQuotaNear](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-warning-backendquotanear/19601/2):
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> For a workaround, you can set the advanced option to disable the warning:
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> `--quota-disable=true`

Or you can carefully run a Canary test release, or you can wait for fix in future Beta or Stable.

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