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I freed 30GB using Filelight

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    I use du -hs * | sort -h

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    This tool is amazing https://github.com/KSXGitHub/parallel-disk-usage

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    • everymuffinisnowencrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneE [email protected]

      Lol, I love me some James May saying "cheese", but I was more referring to the old Futurama episode where Bender goes back to Mars University. One of his signature catchphrases in that episode is "Cheese it!"

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      @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted Sorry I did not get this reference. I'm not a Futurama fan. I don't know why. 🤷‍♂️

      But I know BÄÄM cheese! 😅

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        If you need a more interactive method, gdu is awesome. And if you're using btrfs, btdu gives preliminary results instantly (which get more precise over time).

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          @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted Sorry I did not get this reference. I'm not a Futurama fan. I don't know why. 🤷‍♂️

          But I know BÄÄM cheese! 😅

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          It is totally valid that you are not. We all have our preferences. 🙂

          With that being said, I don't get the "BÄÄM" reference. Hehe.

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            And that's all, I'm happy since I was out of space.

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            I use gdu personally

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              Looks like the Gnome Disk Usage Analyzer but for KDE.

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              That's a weird way to spell Baobab

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                duf is pretty slick

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                • S [email protected]

                  I'm here to promote fclones. I've used it twice and recovered over a terabyte on my NAS the last time I used it. I'm not affiliated. Hyperspace for Mac is similar (but different) and I haven't used it, but it was developed by my favorite nerd podcast host. I'm planning to test it out eventually, but the latest fclones run was only about a month ago, so it doesn't make sense to try it yet.

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                  Fclones is a great tool, but it's for finding duplicate files and replacing them with sym-/hard-/reflinks.

                  I recommend using the --cache option to make subsequent runs extremely quick.

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                  • neatobuilds@lemmy.todayN [email protected]

                    That's when you know it's time for a fresh install

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                    Do you delete all your files on a reinstall? Documents, photos, videos, games?

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                      My / is a tmpfs.

                      There is no state accumulating that I didn't explicitly specify, exactly because I don't want to deal with those kind of chores.

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                      These tools are also useful for finding large files in your home directory. E.g. I've found a large amount of Linux ISOs I didn't need anymore.

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                        And that's all, I'm happy since I was out of space.

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                        dust

                        Yes, it's du in Rust + more.

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                          Do you delete all your files on a reinstall? Documents, photos, videos, games?

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                          I usually keep important stuff on my server but things like games and stuff I purge with the fresh install and just download the games I'm actively playing, also helps clear up any issues from installing random junk during the months between as I settle on what programs I like

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                            Do you delete all your files on a reinstall? Documents, photos, videos, games?

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                            Separate partitions for / and /home, save all your data, configs, etc. but you can still distrohop!

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                            • everymuffinisnowencrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneE [email protected]

                              It is totally valid that you are not. We all have our preferences. 🙂

                              With that being said, I don't get the "BÄÄM" reference. Hehe.

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                              @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted
                              Its a reference to a german video clip. It was a true classic in our group. 😄
                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBimGxb3GI

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                                And that's all, I'm happy since I was out of space.

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                                No one showing love for ncdu around here?

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                                  @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted
                                  Its a reference to a german video clip. It was a true classic in our group. 😄
                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBimGxb3GI

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                                  (I don't speak German.)

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                                    That's when you know it's time for a fresh install

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                                    Sir, this is not Windows.

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                                      I recommend it too. It's simple as doing:

                                      sudo rm -rf /
                                      

                                      Where "-rf" obviously stands for "remove french".

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                                      The joke goes rm -fr, which stands for "remove french".
                                      Yours would has double "remove".

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                                        Basically, just using gtk instead of Qt 😛

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                                        I've really enjoyed ncdu (for those looking for a non-GUI option).

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                                          Yes, it's du in Rust + more.

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                                          I have to remember to check this out. its on my reminders in my self host calendar but its been offline fpr quite some time after moving.

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