BTRFS
I do not understand BTRFS.
Here are some things I have learned:
sudo btrfs balance start /It warns you for a reason. Don't.
is a bad idea.
You probably want something like:
sudo btrfs balance start -musage=50 -dusage=50 /
People say don't believe `df` or other free-space tools. They're right, but if you've just run the above balance command... it's probably close enough.
What else... bees. It's freed up a bit of space on my disk, but it also made my processor fan rev up something crazy. I wouldn't bother with it.