borg config /backup/repo additional_free_space 2G

Category: Backup & Restore

borg config /backup/repo additional_free_space 2G

Reserve extra free space in the repository

Sets the repository option additional_free_space to 2G, telling borg to stop writing before the disk is completely full. Prevents no-space-left failures from corrupting a nearly-full backup disk. View current settings with borg config /backup/repo.
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