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Why Oracle Linux 5 cannot recover disk space after delete files ?

user8860348Sep 29 2011 — edited Oct 5 2011
Folks,

Hello. When I create a Virtual Machine for Oracle Linux 5 to install EBS R12, I allocate 300GB to the VM. I download EBS R12 Source Files (45.7GB) and unzip the files (46GB). Total size of stage area directory(EBS_R12) is 91.7GB.

Because some files are corrupted and cannot install, I move the folder EBS_R12 into trash but cannot empty trash. I move EBS_R12 from trash back to the directory. Then at root user, use command "rm -rf " to delete EBS_R12 completely.

I shut down Oracle Linux 5 and restart it, 91.7GB disk space cannot recover.

I download some other files into Oracle Linux files and then delete those files, but disk space cannot be recovered either.

It seems that OEL5 virtual disk only can expand but cannot be reduced. The VM disk space is less than 200GB now and not enough to install EBS R12.

Can any folks tell me how to make 91.7GB disk space and some more disk space come up ?
This post has been answered by Dude! on Sep 29 2011
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