Storage and Memory Management

The Max Disk Usage Option

If the used memory exceeds the max disk usage the cavicam will automatically stop capturing images to ensure the Raspberry Pi has enough memory to operate.

The max disk usage setting also applies to space left on the USB stick if a USB stick is selected as the Output Directory. This may be changed in a future versions.

The max disk usage option

Regularly Check Disk Usage

From the Util tab in the caviconsole, select the Pi (SD Card) option from Check disk usage and click View.

The check disk usage option in Util Pi disk usage displayed

Memory Management Protocol

  • Regularly create new sequences and delete old sequences as necessary

  • Base sequence names on the date the sequence was initiated e.g. ‘Eucalyptus_27072020’ so you can keep track of the sequences you can remove

  • Never delete a currently active sequence

  • Regularly check the disk usage

Deleting Old Sequences

See Accessing Images and Data for instructions on deleting files using FileZilla or SSH.