4 Ways to Find Large Files on Linux and Free Up Disk Space

Post author:Nikolaus Oosterhof
Post published:August 24, 2023

Running out of disk space is a frustratingly common occurrence for Linux users. As your media libraries swell with high resolution photos, videos, and music, and your work documents pile up, available capacity can vanish before you know it. (more…)

How to Find the total size of all files in a directory in Ubuntu

Post author:Nikolaus Oosterhof
Post published:February 19, 2023

Finding the total size of all files in a directory in Ubuntu can be done in several ways. Here are 6 methods, ranging from simple to more advanced. (more…)

How to find the size of a file or directory on Linux using du and ncdu commands

Post author:Nikolaus Oosterhof
Post published:March 19, 2021

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use two simple and lightweight command line tools to help you analyze the space usage of your files and folders both on your local machine and on a remote system. Let’s get started. (more…)