diff --git a/clone-backup.sh b/clone-backup.sh
index 4274f069..9758a5a6 100755
--- a/clone-backup.sh
+++ b/clone-backup.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@
 
 # Script to clone node volumes from backup location to a remote server
 # Uses the same transfer method as clone-node.sh but streams zstd archives directly from backup location
+#
+# Usage: ./clone-backup.sh <config> <dest_host> [--no-slowdisk]
+#   --no-slowdisk : do NOT offload static files to /slowdisk (no symlinks);
+#                   extract everything onto the local disk instead. Required to
+#                   proceed when /slowdisk is too small for the static files.
+
+# Pull the --no-slowdisk flag out of the args so the positional <config>/<dest>
+# parsing below is unaffected regardless of where the flag is placed.
+NO_SLOWDISK=false
+_args=()
+for _a in "$@"; do
+    case "$_a" in
+        --no-slowdisk) NO_SLOWDISK=true ;;
+        *) _args+=("$_a") ;;
+    esac
+done
+set -- "${_args[@]}"
 
 if [[ -n $2 ]]; then
     DEST_HOST="$2.stakesquid.eu"
@@ -108,7 +125,7 @@ release_port() {
 
 # Check if SLOWDISK mode is enabled on target
 check_slowdisk_enabled() {
-    $SSH_CMD "$DEST_HOST" "grep -q '^SLOWDISK=true' /root/rpc/.env 2>/dev/null"
+    $SSH_CMD "$DEST_HOST" "grep -qi '^SLOWDISK=true' /root/rpc/.env 2>/dev/null"
     return $?
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +176,40 @@ parse_metadata() {
     printf '%s\n' "${static_paths[@]}"
 }
 
+# Decide whether to offload this volume's static files to /slowdisk.
+#   return 0 -> use /slowdisk (caller should create symlinks + extract)
+#   return 1 -> skip /slowdisk (extract static files onto local disk)
+# Aborts the whole script if /slowdisk is too small and --no-slowdisk was not
+# given, to avoid overfilling /slowdisk with a partially-extracted snapshot.
+decide_slowdisk() {
+    local key=$1
+    local static_size_kb=$2
+
+    # Explicit override: never offload, never create symlinks.
+    if [[ "$NO_SLOWDISK" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo "  --no-slowdisk: skipping /slowdisk offload for '$key' (static files -> local disk)"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # How much room is actually on /slowdisk right now?
+    local slowdisk_available
+    slowdisk_available=$($SSH_CMD "$DEST_HOST" "df -BK /slowdisk 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | awk '{print \$4}' | sed 's/K//'")
+
+    if [[ -z "$slowdisk_available" ]] || [[ "$slowdisk_available" -lt "$static_size_kb" ]]; then
+        {
+            echo ""
+            echo "WARNING: /slowdisk on $DEST_HOST is too small for the static files of '$key'."
+            echo "         available: $(( ${slowdisk_available:-0} / 1024 ))MB, needed: $(( static_size_kb / 1024 ))MB"
+            echo "         Aborting to avoid overfilling /slowdisk with a partial snapshot."
+            echo "         Re-run with --no-slowdisk to extract static files onto the local disk"
+            echo "         instead (no /slowdisk offload, no symlinks created)."
+        } >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
 # Setup slowdisk directory structure with symlinks
 setup_slowdisk_structure() {
     local key=$1
@@ -267,16 +318,21 @@ transfer_backup() {
         local static_paths=($(echo "$metadata_output" | tail -n +2))
         
         if [[ ${#static_paths[@]} -gt 0 ]] && [[ -n "$static_size_kb" ]]; then
-            # Setup slowdisk structure on remote
-            if setup_slowdisk_structure "$key" "$static_size_kb" "${static_paths[@]}"; then
-                use_slowdisk=true
-                # Use --skip-old-files to avoid overwriting existing symlinks/directories
-                # But we still want to extract files into symlinked directories
-                tar_extract_opts="-xf - -C / --skip-old-files"
-                echo "SLOWDISK structure ready, will extract respecting symlinks"
-            else
-                echo "Warning: Failed to setup SLOWDISK structure, falling back to normal extraction"
+            # Check /slowdisk capacity (aborts if too small without --no-slowdisk).
+            if decide_slowdisk "$key" "$static_size_kb"; then
+                # Setup slowdisk structure on remote
+                if setup_slowdisk_structure "$key" "$static_size_kb" "${static_paths[@]}"; then
+                    use_slowdisk=true
+                    # Use --skip-old-files to avoid overwriting existing symlinks/directories
+                    # But we still want to extract files into symlinked directories
+                    tar_extract_opts="-xf - -C / --skip-old-files"
+                    echo "SLOWDISK structure ready, will extract respecting symlinks"
+                else
+                    echo "Warning: Failed to setup SLOWDISK structure, falling back to normal extraction"
+                fi
             fi
+            # decide_slowdisk returned 1 (--no-slowdisk): leave tar_extract_opts at
+            # the default so static files are extracted onto the local disk.
         else
             echo "Warning: Could not parse metadata file, falling back to normal extraction"
         fi
diff --git a/clone-node.sh b/clone-node.sh
index d54d14b6..ed92c4dd 100755
--- a/clone-node.sh
+++ b/clone-node.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@
 BASEPATH="$(dirname "$0")"
 source "$BASEPATH/volume-utils.sh"
 
+# Usage: ./clone-node.sh <node_path> <dest_host> [--no-slowdisk]
+#   --no-slowdisk : do NOT offload static files to /slowdisk on the target (no
+#                   symlinks); extract everything to the local disk. Required to
+#                   proceed when the target's /slowdisk is too small. Strip it
+#                   out before the positional <node>/<dest> parsing below.
+NO_SLOWDISK=false
+_args=()
+for _a in "$@"; do
+    case "$_a" in
+        --no-slowdisk) NO_SLOWDISK=true ;;
+        *) _args+=("$_a") ;;
+    esac
+done
+set -- "${_args[@]}"
+
 if [[ -n $2 ]]; then
     DEST_HOST="$2.stakesquid.eu"
     echo "Setting up optimized transfer to $DEST_HOST"
@@ -104,7 +119,7 @@ release_port() {
 
 # Check if SLOWDISK mode is enabled on target
 check_slowdisk_enabled() {
-    $SSH_CMD "$DEST_HOST" "grep -q '^SLOWDISK=true' /root/rpc/.env 2>/dev/null"
+    $SSH_CMD "$DEST_HOST" "grep -qi '^SLOWDISK=true' /root/rpc/.env 2>/dev/null"
     return $?
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +156,36 @@ detect_static_files() {
     printf '%s\n' "${static_paths[@]}"
 }
 
+# Decide whether to offload this volume's static files to the target's /slowdisk.
+#   return 0 -> use /slowdisk (caller sets up symlinks + extracts through them)
+#   return 1 -> skip /slowdisk (extract static files onto local disk)
+# Aborts the whole clone if /slowdisk is too small and --no-slowdisk was not
+# given, to avoid overfilling /slowdisk with a partially-extracted volume.
+decide_slowdisk() {
+    local key=$1
+    local static_size_kb=$2
+
+    if [[ "$NO_SLOWDISK" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo "  --no-slowdisk: skipping /slowdisk offload for '$key' (static files -> local disk)"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local slowdisk_available
+    slowdisk_available=$($SSH_CMD "$DEST_HOST" "df -BK /slowdisk 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | awk '{print \$4}' | sed 's/K//'")
+    if [[ -z "$slowdisk_available" ]] || [[ "$slowdisk_available" -lt "$static_size_kb" ]]; then
+        {
+            echo ""
+            echo "WARNING: /slowdisk on $DEST_HOST is too small for the static files of '$key'."
+            echo "         available: $(( ${slowdisk_available:-0} / 1024 ))MB, needed: $(( static_size_kb / 1024 ))MB"
+            echo "         Aborting to avoid overfilling /slowdisk with a partial volume."
+            echo "         Re-run with --no-slowdisk to clone without /slowdisk offload (static files on local disk)."
+        } >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
 # Setup slowdisk directory structure with symlinks
 setup_slowdisk_structure() {
     local key=$1
@@ -245,17 +290,21 @@ transfer_volume() {
             
             if [[ ${#static_paths[@]} -gt 0 ]] && [[ -n "$static_size_kb" ]]; then
                 echo "Found ${#static_paths[@]} static paths (total: $((static_size_kb / 1024))MB)"
-                echo "Setting up SLOWDISK structure on target..."
-                
-                # Setup slowdisk structure on remote
-                if setup_slowdisk_structure "$key" "$static_size_kb" "${static_paths[@]}"; then
-                    use_slowdisk=true
-                    # Use --skip-old-files to avoid overwriting existing symlinks/directories
-                    tar_extract_opts="-xf - -C / --skip-old-files"
-                    echo "SLOWDISK structure ready, will extract respecting symlinks"
-                else
-                    echo "Warning: Failed to setup SLOWDISK structure, falling back to normal extraction"
+                # Check /slowdisk capacity (aborts if too small without --no-slowdisk).
+                if decide_slowdisk "$key" "$static_size_kb"; then
+                    echo "Setting up SLOWDISK structure on target..."
+                    # Setup slowdisk structure on remote
+                    if setup_slowdisk_structure "$key" "$static_size_kb" "${static_paths[@]}"; then
+                        use_slowdisk=true
+                        # Use --skip-old-files to avoid overwriting existing symlinks/directories
+                        tar_extract_opts="-xf - -C / --skip-old-files"
+                        echo "SLOWDISK structure ready, will extract respecting symlinks"
+                    else
+                        echo "Warning: Failed to setup SLOWDISK structure, falling back to normal extraction"
+                    fi
                 fi
+                # decide_slowdisk returned 1 (--no-slowdisk): leave tar_extract_opts
+                # at the default so static files extract onto the local disk.
             else
                 echo "No static files detected, using normal extraction"
             fi
@@ -421,15 +470,19 @@ transfer_volume_ssh() {
             
             if [[ ${#static_paths[@]} -gt 0 ]] && [[ -n "$static_size_kb" ]]; then
                 echo "Found ${#static_paths[@]} static paths (total: $((static_size_kb / 1024))MB)"
-                echo "Setting up SLOWDISK structure on target..."
-                
-                # Setup slowdisk structure on remote
-                if setup_slowdisk_structure "$key" "$static_size_kb" "${static_paths[@]}"; then
-                    tar_extract_opts="-xf - -C / --skip-old-files"
-                    echo "SLOWDISK structure ready, will extract respecting symlinks"
-                else
-                    echo "Warning: Failed to setup SLOWDISK structure, falling back to normal extraction"
+                # Check /slowdisk capacity (aborts if too small without --no-slowdisk).
+                if decide_slowdisk "$key" "$static_size_kb"; then
+                    echo "Setting up SLOWDISK structure on target..."
+                    # Setup slowdisk structure on remote
+                    if setup_slowdisk_structure "$key" "$static_size_kb" "${static_paths[@]}"; then
+                        tar_extract_opts="-xf - -C / --skip-old-files"
+                        echo "SLOWDISK structure ready, will extract respecting symlinks"
+                    else
+                        echo "Warning: Failed to setup SLOWDISK structure, falling back to normal extraction"
+                    fi
                 fi
+                # decide_slowdisk returned 1 (--no-slowdisk): leave tar_extract_opts
+                # at the default so static files extract onto the local disk.
             else
                 echo "No static files detected, using normal extraction"
             fi