"""Strip `train_state/` from all but the newest checkpoint, so a long run fits on disk. uv run python scripts/prune_checkpoints.py CKPT_ROOT # one shot uv run python scripts/prune_checkpoints.py CKPT_ROOT --watch # every 5 min, until Ctrl+C uv run python scripts/prune_checkpoints.py CKPT_ROOT --dry-run Each openpi checkpoint holds: params/ 12.5 GiB the weights -- this is what you ship and serve train_state/ 37.5 GiB params + Adam mu + nu -- only needed to RESUME assets/ tiny norm_stats.json, needed at serve time With `save_interval=2500` and `keep_period=2500` every save lands on a keep_period multiple, so orbax retains all 12 permanently: 12 x 50 GiB = 600 GiB. Keeping `train_state/` only for the newest checkpoint brings that to 12 x 12.5 + 37.5 = 188 GiB, and costs nothing except that you can only resume from the most recent checkpoint. Safety: never touches the newest step, skips in-progress writes (`*.orbax-checkpoint-tmp-*` and any step lacking `_CHECKPOINT_METADATA`), and only ever removes directories named `train_state`. """ import argparse import pathlib import shutil import sys import time def log(*a): print(*a, flush=True) def du(p: pathlib.Path) -> int: return sum(f.stat().st_size for f in p.rglob("*") if f.is_file()) def sweep(root: pathlib.Path, dry: bool, min_step: int = 0) -> tuple[int, int]: steps = [] for d in root.iterdir(): if not d.is_dir() or not d.name.isdigit(): continue if not (d / "_CHECKPOINT_METADATA").exists(): log(f" skip {d.name}: still being written (no _CHECKPOINT_METADATA)") continue steps.append(int(d.name)) if not steps: return 0, 0 newest = max(steps) freed, n = 0, 0 # Whole-checkpoint deletion below min_step. openpi's keep_period is uniform, so the only # way not to spend 12.5 GiB on a checkpoint too early to be useful is to remove it after # the fact. Never touches the newest, so resume always works. for s in sorted(steps): if min_step and s < min_step and s != newest: d = root / str(s) size = du(d) log(f" {'would delete' if dry else 'deleting'} {s}/ entirely {size/2**30:.1f} GiB" f" (below --min-step {min_step})") if not dry: shutil.rmtree(d) freed += size n += 1 steps = [s for s in steps if not (min_step and s < min_step and s != newest)] for s in sorted(steps): ts = root / str(s) / "train_state" if s == newest: if ts.exists(): log(f" keep {s}: newest, train_state retained for resume") continue if not ts.exists(): continue size = du(ts) log(f" {'would remove' if dry else 'removing'} {s}/train_state {size/2**30:.1f} GiB") if not dry: shutil.rmtree(ts) freed += size n += 1 return freed, n def main() -> int: ap = argparse.ArgumentParser() ap.add_argument("root", help="e.g. ~/openpi/checkpoints/pi05_g1_pickplace/pickplace_full_v1") ap.add_argument("--watch", action="store_true", help="keep sweeping every --interval seconds") ap.add_argument("--interval", type=int, default=300) ap.add_argument("--min-step", type=int, default=0, help="delete checkpoints below this step entirely (params included). Use to " "avoid spending 12.5 GiB each on checkpoints too early to be useful.") ap.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true") a = ap.parse_args() root = pathlib.Path(a.root).expanduser() if not root.is_dir(): if not a.watch: log(f"not a directory: {root}") return 1 # In --watch mode the training run may not have created it yet. Wait rather than exit, # so this can be launched immediately after training without a race. log(f"waiting for {root} to appear...") while not root.is_dir(): time.sleep(5) log(f"{root} exists, starting to watch") while True: total, freed_now = du(root), 0 log(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] {root.name}: {total/2**30:.1f} GiB on disk") freed, n = sweep(root, a.dry_run, a.min_step) if n: log(f" {'would free' if a.dry_run else 'freed'} {freed/2**30:.1f} GiB " f"from {n} checkpoint(s)") if not a.watch: return 0 time.sleep(a.interval) if __name__ == "__main__": sys.exit(main())