# There are too many unpaid files on the hard disk

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/there-are-too-many-unpaid-files-on-the-hard-disk/19855>\
**Category:** troubleshooting\
**Tags:** garbage-collector\
**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/there-are-too-many-unpaid-files-on-the-hard-disk/19855 "2022-10-05T12:02:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/there-are-too-many-unpaid-files-on-the-hard-disk/19855/13 "2022-10-10T13:09:47Z")

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If the node is slow then it could be that the filter (retain) process is running but not completing. There is a monkit (monitoring) port which can be used to extract data for the node processes. By default the monitoring port is randomly assigned each time the node is started - [Guide to debug my storage node, uplink, s3 gateway, satellite](https://forum.storj.io/t/guide-to-debug-my-storage-node-uplink-s3-gateway-satellite/1372)

If you can find the port then please run the /mon/ps command in a browser, against that port.

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