diff --git a/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_active.py b/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_active.py
index 64f60c8..8ec26c8 100644
--- a/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_active.py
+++ b/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_active.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def main():
                       f'echo {message} | nc -U {shlex.quote(str(target_socket))}']
 
         repeat_until_successful(rsync_cmd, usr_confirmation_socket)
+        # Delete local chunk after it has been transferred.
+        source_chunk_path.unlink(missing_ok=False)
         repeat_until_successful(inform_cmd, usr_confirmation_socket)
 
     returncode = execute_produce_chunks(
diff --git a/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_passive.py b/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_passive.py
index 2807c5e..8ddae92 100644
--- a/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_passive.py
+++ b/src/p1st/btrfs_send_chunks_passive.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ def main():
         # -> Receiving side informs us after the chunk has been transferred.
         _command = accept_loop_until_message(in_sock, [Message2.OK_BINARY.value])
 
+        # Delete local chunk after it has been transferred.
+        source_chunk_path.unlink(missing_ok=False)
+
         # Close in_socket
         in_sock.close()
         in_socket.unlink(missing_ok=False)
diff --git a/src/p1st/exec_consume_chunks.py b/src/p1st/exec_consume_chunks.py
index dab959b..a63fcff 100644
--- a/src/p1st/exec_consume_chunks.py
+++ b/src/p1st/exec_consume_chunks.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ def execute_consume_chunks(command: list[str],
                            handle_chunks: Callable[[Queue.put], None],
                            ) -> int:
     """
+    Local chunks are deleted after they are fed to stdin of subprocess.
+
     :param command:
-    :param handle_chunks: Has one parameter, `queue_put`. After a chunks is saved, this method must call queue_put.(chunk_path, last_chunk).
+    :param handle_chunks: Has one parameter, `queue_put`. `handle_chunks` must call queue_put.(chunk_path, last_chunk) for each saved chunk.
     :return:
     """
     process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -64,8 +66,10 @@ def _stdin_worker(queue_get: Queue.get,
     transferred_bytes = 0
 
     while True:
+        chunk_path: Path
         chunk_path, last_chunk = queue_get()
         chunk = _read_chunk(chunk_path)
+        chunk_path.unlink(missing_ok=False)
         binary_stdin.write(chunk)
         # binary_stdin.flush()  # TODO: is this required?
 
diff --git a/src/p1st/exec_produce_chunks.py b/src/p1st/exec_produce_chunks.py
index 33b0c4d..0b0b080 100644
--- a/src/p1st/exec_produce_chunks.py
+++ b/src/p1st/exec_produce_chunks.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def execute_produce_chunks(command: list[str],
     The location of the chunks is determined by `get_chunk_path`.
 
     A separate thread calls `handle_chunk` once a new chunk was saved.
+    It is the duty of `handle_chunk` to delete processed chunks from disk.
 
     Stderr of the subprocess is printed to sys.stderr.
 
diff --git a/src/p1st/test.py b/src/p1st/test.py
index 416563c..818bdf8 100644
--- a/src/p1st/test.py
+++ b/src/p1st/test.py
@@ -153,14 +153,18 @@ def test13():
 
 
 def test14():
+    chunk_size = 256 * 1024 * 1024  # 256MB
+
     ssh_source = 'rootnas'
     source_path = '/mnt/data/snap/cloud.privacy1st.de/20221015T1432_u'
     source_chunk_dir = '/mnt/data/btrfs-transfer-chunks'
 
     target_path = '/mnt/backup/snap/cloud.privacy1st.de/20221015T1432_u'
 
-    print(f'nas:    sudo btrfs-send-chunks-passive --chunk-dir={source_chunk_dir} {source_path}')
-    print(f'odroid: sudo btrfs-receive-chunks-active {ssh_source} {source_chunk_dir} {target_path}')
+    print(f'nas:    [screen] ' +
+          f'sudo btrfs-send-chunks-passive --chunk-size={chunk_size} --chunk-dir={source_chunk_dir} {source_path}')
+    print(f'odroid: [screen] ' +
+          f'sudo btrfs-receive-chunks-active {ssh_source} {source_chunk_dir} {target_path}')
 
 
 def _init(test_number: int):