From fb007b3cf1797c09c7e1be66b46e03eaf8d08104 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Thea=20Sch=C3=B6bl?= <dev@theaninova.de>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 00:24:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: update gc

---
 README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb25690..b96a1a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@ nix flake update
 sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#
 ```
 
+## Cleaning your system
+
+### Find (accidental) folders holding your gc back
+
+```sh
+sudo nix-store --gc --print-roots | grep /home
+```
+
+### Remove old generations
+
+```sh
+sudo nix-collect-garbage -d
+```
+
+### Cleanup store
+
+```sh
+nix-store --gc
+```
+
 ## Usage in your NixOS config
 
 `flake.nix`