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How can I find space eating files in my home?

There are many ways to get the information you need. Some examples are:

With the following command, you get a list of items in your home, sorted by size in MB:
du -sm ~/.??* ~/* | sort -n -r | less
Use the ncurses based tool ncdu.
Use a graphical tool like Disk Usage Analyzer on GNOME or Filelight on KDE.

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-== commandline approach ==
Using the following commands, you can get a list of items in your home, sorted by size in MB:
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-{{{du -sm ~/.??* ~/* | sort -n -r | less}}}
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-If you replace {{{-sm}}} with {{{-sk}}}, the size will be shown in KB.
+. 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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-Or use {{{ncdu}}}.
+. Use the ncurses based tool {{{ncdu}}}.
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-== graphical approach ==
Try using {{{jdiskreport}}} as a graphical tool. When jdiskreport get startet you can choose the directory it should scan. Here are some Screenshots as an example.
+. Use a graphical tool like {{{Disk Usage Analyzer}}} on GNOME or {{{Filelight}}} on KDE.
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