Ubuntu – configure low disk space warning to a lesser threshold

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Ubuntu 10.10 warns me about low disk space even when there are about 2 GiB free. For me "low disk space" is 50 MiB or less as I use to use my disks at 100% capacity. The warning could be useful for me if it was warning only when I am really running nearly OUT of space. Can this be configured?

Best Answer

The notification is part of the gnome-settings-daemon, you can change its behaviour in gconf-editor. To do so:

  1. Press Alt + F2 and enter gconf-editor
  2. Go to apps > gnome_settings_daemon > plugins > housekeeping
  3. Change free_size_gb_no_notify to 0.05 (for ~50MB) or whatever you'd prefer.

There is also a bunch of other settings in there you may find helpful.

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