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• DiskUsage

Disk Usage

To review disk usage recursively - a few different options exist (when scanning manually through with df and du are not enough).

I have found ncdu to be fast and very easy to use.

I've also used durep from time to time.

For a desktop system (or a server with a X server handy) a few options exist. Some support remote scanning, though this can be slow and problematic as a network connection is required for the duration of the scan:

Similar to - so requiring a graphical interface (though some also support remote scanning, though this can be very slow and relies on a network connection for the duration of the scan - are:

• baobab (gnome)

• kdirstat (kde)

• Also see for other operating systems:

  • for Mac: Disk Inventory X

  • for win: windirstat

• And here's a list including some of the above and some others: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-analyze-your-disk-usage-pattern-in-linux/