Question
This technote addresses some reasons a filesystem can become full, and presents ways to find out what may be filling it up in order to free the space.
Please read the CAUTION at the bottom of this technote before removing any files.
Answer
Reasons a filesystem can be full
* Used cp or tar on sparse files
If a sparse file, such as a database table, is copied into the filesystem using 'cp' or 'tar' those utilities will not preserve the sparseness. They will fill any null space in the file with zeroes, which may make it much larger.
Use the 'fileplace' command