# Need some space unsure whats ok to delete **URL:** \ **Category:** Router\ **Created:** [January 29, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/need-some-space-unsure-whats-ok-to-delete/37954 "2024-01-29T23:46:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![bring.fringe18](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bring.fringe18/32/11777_2.png) [@bring.fringe18](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bring.fringe18)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/need-some-space-unsure-whats-ok-to-delete/37954/2 "2024-01-30T01:27:40Z")
Here's a potential alternative to deleting: extroot. Grab your fastest USB stick that'll work for the Beryl & check out this overview: > [@GL-X750V2 and Extroot problem](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-x750v2-and-extroot-problem/35038/8): > > I’m running extroot fr a uSD card on a Certa (GL-AR750; DDR2 128MB / NOR Flash 16MB, firmware 4.3.7-release4). After completely resetting the device to stock I only installed parted & the requirements for F2FS (see Using storage devices) as the minimum requirements. After a successful first boot, I set the mount delay to give a little extra time. I’ll probably add atgc,lazytime to that mount point too as a little extra performance tweak to save some wear on the card. root@certa:~# df -h Filesy… Be aware it's not unheard of that a bad power spike could really ruin your day using such a config; specifically potential filesystem corruption from an unclean dismount of the drive/storage. It is a way of taking a small/nearly filled storage on a device to a much larger one, though (eg: Certa, GL-AR750, default 16MB onboard to 974MB on uSD) however… but do backup your current state before getting all 'experimental:' > [@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): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/need-some-space-unsure-whats-ok-to-delete/37954)._