Question
Extreme disk usage since last day, its not the logs
Well, yesterday the total of my disk usage was 24 GB only. Today its 174 gb.
I cleaned all the log files, everything is clean. Total disk usage of all the directories is only 5 GB but my system says its 174. whats up?
My system is Debian
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My advice: install ncdu:
Next, just run this:
It’s a great tool to easily drill down to find the cause. You can arrow down/up or hit “enter” to drill down into a given folder.