# How can I gain some space and delete luci etc.?

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**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [August 9, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-can-i-gain-some-space-and-delete-luci-etc/32277 "2023-08-09T15:01:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-can-i-gain-some-space-and-delete-luci-etc/32277/5 "2023-08-10T17:48:56Z")

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You're going to need to SSH into the device to really get at what you're looking to do. I'd make a backup first:

> [@HOW-TO: Script: List My OPKGs (to a file for backup)](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-to-script-list-my-opkgs-to-a-file-for-backup/30963):
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> Keywords: backup, opkg, plugins, list, howto, script, shell, luci, restore, ipk, tarball, conf Description List user’s (your) installed packages, writing them to a text file that can be used to reinstall the binaries of what a user manually installed. The resulting .list file will be use to opkg install to pull from the feeds. That is done with two commands in one execution. The GL GUI doesn’t feature a backup function. Creating & restoring a backup achieve (.tar.gz, aka tarball) of all your…

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