# Error: Failed to start containers

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-failed-to-start-containers/4704>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 15, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-failed-to-start-containers/4704 "2021-11-15T18:54:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-failed-to-start-containers/4704/44 "2024-11-05T15:38:08Z")

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Hey, I think the error likely means your SD card or external hard drive is out of space. You can SSH into your Umbrel and check disk usage with `df -h` to see which partition is full.

If it’s the SD card, try deleting old logs (`sudo rm -rf ~/umbrel/logs/*`) or unused Docker data (`docker system prune -a`). If the hard drive is full, you can remove unused Docker volumes (`docker volume prune`) or large unnecessary files.

Once you’ve freed up space, try restarting the update process.

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