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How to use the Disk Space Usage tool in cPanel

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16. How to use the Disk Space Usage tool in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen.

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Now let’s learn how to use the Disk Space Usage tool.

Click the “Disk Usage” icon

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From here you can see how much storage space is being used by each directory and sub-directory in your account.

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At the bottom of the page is a collapsible list of directories.

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Clicking on a plus sign will expand the directory revealing the specific files and folders within.

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Clicking an actual folder name…

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… will launch File Manager, showing the contents of that folder.

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You can choose to sort the folders by name, or by disk usage.

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This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to use the Disk Usage tool to see a breakdown of where all your files are stored.

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