Reduce disk space in cPanel

[raisiness]

is it safe to delete backup in

home/sfidevel/backup-2.27.2013_03-11-33_sfidevel

i am 90% of my disk space., i need to reduce some files.
is it safe to directly delete the backup folder?

 

[LostNerd]

Hi raisiness!

It's perfectly safe for you to delete your backup file. I do recommend downloading a copy first, just in case.

 

[raisiness]

thank you

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i already deleted backup folder but my disk space doesn't reduce.
do have an idea what to do?

 

[LostNerd]

Your disk space can take up to 4 hours to update. It's not an instant process. Don't worry!

 

[raisiness]

ahh,. ok. now i know. thank you!

 

[raisiness]

sadly., after couple of hours, it doesn't change the disk space. but i am certain that it covers a large amount of space,.
do you have any suggestion to reduce my disk space.,?
please help.

 

[N1ghteyes]

if you have shell access, navigate to your account root and type:

du -sh *

that should list out all the directories and how much disk space thier trees are using. will give you a better idea of which areas are eating your disk space

if you dont have shell acces, your host should be able to help with that. Sadly cPanels file manager is pretty rubbish for working out whats using all your space.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

Please let us know if you have root access to this server, or if you only have cPanel access.

Thank you.