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| 1. With the following command, you get a list of items in your home, sorted by size in MB: {{{du -sm ~/.??* ~/* | sort -n -r | less}}} |
== Command line variant 1 == With the following command, you get a list of items in your home, sorted by size in MB: {{{ du -sm ~/.??* ~/* | sort -n -r | less }}} |
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| 1. Use the ncurses based tool {{{ncdu}}}. | == Command line variant 2 == Use the ncurses based tool {{{ncdu}}}. |
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| 1. Use a graphical tool like {{{Disk Usage Analyzer}}} on GNOME or {{{Filelight}}} on KDE. | == Graphical variant == Use a tool available in your desktop environment, e.g. {{{Filelight}}} on KDE. |
How can I find space eating files in my home?
There are many ways to get the information you need. Some examples are:
Command line variant 1
With the following command, you get a list of items in your home, sorted by size in MB:
du -sm ~/.??* ~/* | sort -n -r | less
Command line variant 2
Use the ncurses based tool ncdu.
Graphical variant
Use a tool available in your desktop environment, e.g. Filelight on KDE.