How do I fix running low on disk space usage?

February 23, 2022 . 1 MIN READ

Fix running low on disk space usage

You may be running low on disk space.

You can check individual directories and their disk space usage in terminal by typing:

sudo du -h –max-depth=1

Remove unused Linux packages:

sudo apt-get autoremove

Clean up the cache:

sudo apt-get clean

Several more ways to fix this are:

  1. Click Disk Clean on the Server Health page which will clean temporary files and reduce log files on your server.
  2. Use a CDN.
  3. If using WordPress, download a plugin called Smush to compress jpg and png images
  4. If using WordPress, remove any unused plugins or themes
  5. Upgrade your VPS for more space.
  6. If you are unable to free up additional disk space or feel your web app is using too much without any explanation, feel free to contact technical support.

Reference: https://runcloud.io/knowledgebase/articles/server-management/how-do-i-fix-running-low-on-disk-space-usage

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