I booted up and started a download. I received a permissions error,"can’t write file’. I checked permissions and they were normal. I rebooted again and got the 'journal can’t be written drive is write only. System will not boot. I tried doing a update install, no effect same error message.
I’m using my backup linux system. Need help.
Also, how do get access to my files so I can back them up? I have an old copy of parted magic.
You may have run out of freespace on one or more filesystems. Boot your installation media into rescue mode according to the instructions at https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha.trouble.html#sec.trouble.data and you should be able to check available space using the df command at a shell prompt, after ensuring your openSUSE partition(s) is/are mounted. For more detailed help we probably need to know which openSUSE version you have, and the partition device name(s) (e.g., sda1, sda2, sdb5, etc.) and filesystem type(s) (xfs, ext4, btrfs, etc.). The blkid and fdisk -l commands can give you this information.
Hi
An FYI, the web side posters use Prefixes as part of the thread title for the release (It doesn’t come through on the nntp side…) In this case it’s Leap 42.3.
I have a 1 terabyte hard drive. The only big file is ‘x rebirth’. That shouldn’t be possible, very few installed programs.
I will look into that and return.
I assume you do not understand what the suggestion is. The suggestion is that one of your partitions (probably the one used for the root file sysem /) is full. You having a disk with the size of 1 TB does not say much about the size of any of the partitions on it.
After looking over the web page, using g-parted, I checked the BTFS and XFS. BTFS couldn’t finish the error check. XFS was clean.
I tried booting to an earlier version of the kernel, no effect. I tried using the ‘boot to linux’ from the opensuse 42.3 dvd. It wouldn’t boot.
So, I entered the admin password. I proceed to mount the XFS and a flash drive. I backed up the user folder and reinstalled opensuse 42.3 reformatting the drive clearing all partitions.
I restored from backup and was successful! 
Thanks that page was very helpful.
>I assume you do not understand what the suggestion is. The suggestion is that one of your partitions (probably the one used for the root file sysem /) is full. You having a disk with the size of 1 TB does not say much about the size of any of the partitions on it.
I see. use the linux available space commands on each of the partitions from ‘blkid -o list’. I’ll keep that in mind for next time.
Now, I have a new set of problems, including dolphin app being uninstalled and vlc not working.
The traditional tool to o view your partitions and the available free space in each,
df -h
But, if you’re on BTRFS,
The tool is "btrfrs fi df mountpoint "
So, to view your root partition and how much free space is available
btrfs fi df /
From the BTRFS FAQ
https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Help.21_Btrfs_claims_I.27m_out_of_space.2C_but_it_looks_like_I_should_have_lots_left.21
Keep this handy, you only temporarily addressed your disk usage problem by re-installing and I don’t think you would want to re-install every time you run short of space on your root partition.
TSU
Thanks, that is filed away for next time I get the journal error.
Thanks to all who helped…
I spoke too soon. The primary linux system is having an error on boot, grub menu - click first line. The output mentions a btrfs file system check. 
btrfs --readonly /dev/sda1
The output shows endless errors. I couldn’t get an output, since the 5 mins later it was still showing errors. I used control-c to stop it.
btrfs --repair /dev/sda1
Didn’t complete, gave output saying couldn’t not repair, ‘this is embarrassing’ or something like that. I’ll need to go back and figure out how to get the output.
I’m going to start this thread over, now that I know more about the problem. Thanks for the help.