# 'Unable to upload license: No space left on device' Error

**URL:** <https://community.replicated.com/t/unable-to-upload-license-no-space-left-on-device-error/171>\
**Category:** Packaging an application\
**Created:** [June 13, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/unable-to-upload-license-no-space-left-on-device-error/171 "2018-06-13T22:09:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevinherro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.replicated.com/kevinherro/32/37_2.png) [@kevinherro](https://community.replicated.com/u/kevinherro)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/unable-to-upload-license-no-space-left-on-device-error/171/1 "2018-06-13T22:09:14Z")

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Depending on what storage driver you are using, you may get an error similar to the following when trying to upload a license: `Unable to upload license: load license: no space left on device`

 ![space](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/replicated/original/1X/2a2a20fa964ee3f1b5e0775d233b7a5c8458f22e.png)

This is an error commonly seen by those running devicemapper on loopback mode.

From the Docker [docs](https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/device-mapper-driver/#configure-docker-with-the-devicemapper-storage-driver):

> This configuration is only appropriate for testing. Loopback devices are slow and resource-intensive, and require you to create file on disk at specific sizes. They can also introduce race conditions. They are supposed for testing because the set-up is easier.

Thus, using devicemapper is [discouraged for production](http://community.replicated.com/t/devicemapper-installation-warning/22) and we recommend [selecting another storage driver](https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/select-storage-driver/).

However, if you are not using devicemapper and are still experiencing this error, there are some known [Docker workarounds](http://community.replicated.com/t/known-docker-workarounds/61).

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**Author:** ![grant](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.replicated.com/grant/32/9_2.png) [@grant](https://community.replicated.com/u/grant)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/unable-to-upload-license-no-space-left-on-device-error/171/2 "2022-03-22T21:49:04Z")

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