The latest articles on DEV Community by Prince Maurya (@prince_maurya_8845cfa6516). https://dev.to/prince_maurya_8845cfa6516 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4121388%2F01a9a318-0dc7-4f94-ae9e-94a2cdc74cbf.png https://dev.to/prince_maurya_8845cfa6516 en Prince Maurya Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:12:11 +0000 https://dev.to/prince_maurya_8845cfa6516/quick-tip-how-to-find-and-free-up-disk-space-in-linux-2iak https://dev.to/prince_maurya_8845cfa6516/quick-tip-how-to-find-and-free-up-disk-space-in-linux-2iak <p>A full disk is a common reason for random service crashes in Linux. Here is a quick 3-step checklist to find and fix it:</p> <ol> <li>Check disk usage Find which partition is full: </li> </ol> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">df</span> <span class="nt">-PhT</span> </code></pre> </div> <ol> <li>Spot the largest folders Locate the top 10 space-consuming directories: </li> </ol> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo du</span> <span class="nt">-sh</span> /<span class="k">*</span> 2&gt;/dev/null | <span class="nb">sort</span> <span class="nt">-hr</span> | <span class="nb">head</span> <span class="nt">-n</span> 10 </code></pre> </div> <ol> <li>Quick cleanup commands Clear log files: </li> </ol> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo truncate</span> <span class="nt">-s</span> 0 /var/log/syslog </code></pre> </div> <p>Clear package cache:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>apt clean </code></pre> </div> <p>Check open deleted files:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>lsof +L1 </code></pre> </div> <p>What’s your go-to command when storage runs out? Let me know in the comments!</p> linux devops beginners bash