Not enough Space on USB - but there is!

I have also had this problem. Unfortunately it seems you have to delete everything (or a lot of stuff) already on the USB and then you can sync.

My guess is Rekordbox doesn't calculate the difference in storage between the unsynced/synced files. Like if you have 15GB of total files on your computer - and 10 of those GBs have already been synced to USB, it will still give you an error if you don't have 15GB of free space on your USB. Whereas it really only requires 5GB of extra space. That's just my guess from trying to figure it out myself. Either way, it's a pretty silly bug.

Thanks for your feedback. 

I had removed playlists to sync (unticked playlists so there was less to sync and fit more music onto the USB) but still having the same issue - 'not enough space on the disc'. 

When you say 'delete everything' - am I manually deleting everything off the USB by going directly to the USB storage and folders, rather than removing the playlists/tunes via rekordbox?

Just want to make sure as I feel I have done this before - deleted everything and it still wouldn't let me add more tunes. 

Thanks,

Ayla. 

Simply removing / deleting the files doesn't always remove them from the drive; for example, if you delete files through the macOS Finder and don't empty the trash, they're not "on" the drive, but the space they occupied is not freed as they're held in the trash on that drive for possible restoration.

Please try formatting the drive.

@Pulse, that is not the case with flash media like USB drives. The data is deleted completely and permanently from the partition without being moved to the trash. You might also be confused with optical drives, which leave the data on the disc but delete them from the file index so they can be overwritten. Again, with flash drives that is not the case.

Furthermore, the files even aren't being "deleted" like you're referring to. They are (in theory) being "unsynced" by the SYNC MANAGER, which's primary purpose is to  managing the data appropriately and clearly should not leave missing data falsely indexed on the USB drive so that users are presented with false errors.

Formatting the drive is the only fix at this point. But STARTING FROM SCRATCH is obviously a very crude and undesirable workaround, and not even a solution to the problem. Do you want to format your computer or phone every time there's a bug? I bet not. This bug needs to be referred to and fixed by the technical team.

@Alex > It depends on the operating system, because I can tell you for certain that my SD cards and USB drives all behave the same way; keeping files on them after "deletion" until the trash is emptied.

If you are unwilling to try this as a fix, then that's fine - I've provided a solution that I know works.

@Pulse thanks for your attention. Unfortunately, formatting the USB drive is not a solution to the problem. It's simply a crude recovery method (to a problem which shouldn't be happening in the first place) not to mention a poor user experience.

If the unsynced files are erroneously taking up space on the drive, and thus preventing other wanted files from being synced, then the Sync Manager is clearly inefficient and flawed.

If instead you say that emptying the trash bin is the solution, then please answer this (I'm a Windows user.): On Mac OS, when you unsync songs in the Sync Manager, do they end up in the trash bin? If no, then empying the trash is not a solution. (On Windows that is certainly not the case.) If so, it would be a less serious problem, but still only a workaround at best, and not a solution to the serious inefficiency.

The Sync Manager should handle everything. This shouldn't be an issue in the first place. It should just work.

Sorry I just went back and read my first response.

I think we are understanding the problem wrong. It's actually much more simple. There aren't even any files being deleted. It happened when only trying to sync new playlists. Please do go back and read my original reply.

I'll try to reproduce the bug and maybe I can offer more information.

I just checked my device.. It does seem that files, once exported, never leave the device even if they are removed from playlists in rekordbox and another "sync" has been done. 

I only use intelligent playlists (I have A LOT), and it works like a charm - but if the files are removed from an intelligent playlist and a new sync has been made, this should surely remove the files to manage the storage on the device.

It make complete sense, that if I remove a track (via normal playlists or intelligent) it is because I do not want these tracks on my device and they should be deleted from the device - not only the playlist! - upon the next "sync". 

The result for me right now is that I am out of space on the device even though I highly manage my intelligent playlists for the sole purpose of saving memory on the device and keeping my tracks neatly stored and sorted.

Would the only "true fix" be to wipe the device every time I do a sync? This can't be the case. I hope I am missing something here.

I swear this is a very annoying problem. My drives are full of songs that aren't supposed to be there anymore cause the Sync manager only works at 50%?

We shouldn't have to formate the device every time we want to delete an unsynced playlist. Can't find a way to delete them except if going manually track by track or formatting the drive. Both ways are really non convenient.

Please @Pulse get this problem to the technical team

I'm coming across the same problem myself. I'm using a SanDisc, never had trouble with before, and bought it pretty recently. I got the 'Not Enough Disc Space' message once and now it will not go away no matter what I do. I've deleted playlists, reformatted, etc. I still get it. And only on this drive for some reason, nott my backup. And weirdly it seems that everything syncs correctly. I would just like to stop getting this message. Makes no sense. Anyone figure this out yet? Thanks all!

Try reformatting and giving it a new, unique drive name.