Is there a semi automated way to cleanup /dev/loop mounts?











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My system seems to generate more and more /dev/loop mounts with certain updates.



So far it looks like:



/dev/loop0      128M  128M     0 100% /snap/yakyak/28
/dev/loop1 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/238
/dev/loop2 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/139
/dev/loop3 3.8M 3.8M 0 100% /snap/gnome-system-monitor/57
/dev/loop4 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/43
/dev/loop5 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
/dev/loop7 43M 43M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/701
/dev/loop6 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/45
/dev/loop8 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/124
/dev/loop9 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/818
/dev/loop11 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/260
/dev/loop10 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/808
/dev/loop12 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5742
/dev/loop13 102M 102M 0 100% /snap/ubuntu-social-kit/3
/dev/loop14 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5662
/dev/loop16 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/35
/dev/loop17 128M 128M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/25
/dev/loop18 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/74


Is there a tool that can tell which ones are no longer in use and free them up?

Not that this is causing a problem, i just prefer less clutter with mount points.










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  • Those are Snap packages - some came with Gnome, others you installed. One easy way to clean up duplicates is to reboot.
    – user535733
    Nov 20 at 18:04












  • Try this script
    – Alvin Liang
    Nov 21 at 3:48

















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My system seems to generate more and more /dev/loop mounts with certain updates.



So far it looks like:



/dev/loop0      128M  128M     0 100% /snap/yakyak/28
/dev/loop1 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/238
/dev/loop2 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/139
/dev/loop3 3.8M 3.8M 0 100% /snap/gnome-system-monitor/57
/dev/loop4 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/43
/dev/loop5 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
/dev/loop7 43M 43M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/701
/dev/loop6 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/45
/dev/loop8 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/124
/dev/loop9 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/818
/dev/loop11 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/260
/dev/loop10 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/808
/dev/loop12 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5742
/dev/loop13 102M 102M 0 100% /snap/ubuntu-social-kit/3
/dev/loop14 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5662
/dev/loop16 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/35
/dev/loop17 128M 128M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/25
/dev/loop18 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/74


Is there a tool that can tell which ones are no longer in use and free them up?

Not that this is causing a problem, i just prefer less clutter with mount points.










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  • Those are Snap packages - some came with Gnome, others you installed. One easy way to clean up duplicates is to reboot.
    – user535733
    Nov 20 at 18:04












  • Try this script
    – Alvin Liang
    Nov 21 at 3:48















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My system seems to generate more and more /dev/loop mounts with certain updates.



So far it looks like:



/dev/loop0      128M  128M     0 100% /snap/yakyak/28
/dev/loop1 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/238
/dev/loop2 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/139
/dev/loop3 3.8M 3.8M 0 100% /snap/gnome-system-monitor/57
/dev/loop4 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/43
/dev/loop5 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
/dev/loop7 43M 43M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/701
/dev/loop6 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/45
/dev/loop8 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/124
/dev/loop9 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/818
/dev/loop11 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/260
/dev/loop10 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/808
/dev/loop12 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5742
/dev/loop13 102M 102M 0 100% /snap/ubuntu-social-kit/3
/dev/loop14 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5662
/dev/loop16 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/35
/dev/loop17 128M 128M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/25
/dev/loop18 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/74


Is there a tool that can tell which ones are no longer in use and free them up?

Not that this is causing a problem, i just prefer less clutter with mount points.










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My system seems to generate more and more /dev/loop mounts with certain updates.



So far it looks like:



/dev/loop0      128M  128M     0 100% /snap/yakyak/28
/dev/loop1 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/238
/dev/loop2 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/139
/dev/loop3 3.8M 3.8M 0 100% /snap/gnome-system-monitor/57
/dev/loop4 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/43
/dev/loop5 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
/dev/loop7 43M 43M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/701
/dev/loop6 15M 15M 0 100% /snap/gnome-logs/45
/dev/loop8 13M 13M 0 100% /snap/gnome-characters/124
/dev/loop9 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/818
/dev/loop11 2.3M 2.3M 0 100% /snap/gnome-calculator/260
/dev/loop10 35M 35M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/808
/dev/loop12 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5742
/dev/loop13 102M 102M 0 100% /snap/ubuntu-social-kit/3
/dev/loop14 88M 88M 0 100% /snap/core/5662
/dev/loop16 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/35
/dev/loop17 128M 128M 0 100% /snap/yakyak/25
/dev/loop18 141M 141M 0 100% /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/74


Is there a tool that can tell which ones are no longer in use and free them up?

Not that this is causing a problem, i just prefer less clutter with mount points.







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  • Those are Snap packages - some came with Gnome, others you installed. One easy way to clean up duplicates is to reboot.
    – user535733
    Nov 20 at 18:04












  • Try this script
    – Alvin Liang
    Nov 21 at 3:48




















  • Those are Snap packages - some came with Gnome, others you installed. One easy way to clean up duplicates is to reboot.
    – user535733
    Nov 20 at 18:04












  • Try this script
    – Alvin Liang
    Nov 21 at 3:48


















Those are Snap packages - some came with Gnome, others you installed. One easy way to clean up duplicates is to reboot.
– user535733
Nov 20 at 18:04






Those are Snap packages - some came with Gnome, others you installed. One easy way to clean up duplicates is to reboot.
– user535733
Nov 20 at 18:04














Try this script
– Alvin Liang
Nov 21 at 3:48






Try this script
– Alvin Liang
Nov 21 at 3:48

















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