By Stew
Hello wiich is the useless files and folders i can delete for free hd space? Thank you
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This question was answered by @SphericalCow:
in general, i don’t recommend deleting the access nor error logs as they can helpful for troubleshooting issues. If they are several GB in size for some reason, then i suppose a case can be made to delete those files for some immediate free space.
Instead, I usually recommend using logrotate to keep the logs under control. A general tutorial on using logrotate for Apache is at this link
It’s important to proceed with caution, as deleting critical system files can cause problems.
Old log files can accumulate and take up space. You can delete or compress old logs.
sudo find /var/log -type f -name "*.log" -delete
sudo find /var/log -type f -name "*.log.*" -delete
You can also follow this tutorial
https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-do-i-fix-disk-space-issues-on-my-droplet/
Regards
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