{"id":9745,"date":"2026-06-03T09:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9745"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:59:43","slug":"cum-sa-verificati-utilizarea-discului-pentru-directoare-individuale-utilizand-ssh","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/","title":{"rendered":"Cum s\u0103 verifica\u021bi utilizarea pe disc a directoarelor individuale utiliz\u00e2nd SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to identify which directories are using the most disk space on your hosting account, you can do so using a simple SSH command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Command\" >Command<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Command_Explanation\" >Command Explanation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Example\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Understanding_the_Results\" >Understanding the Results<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Checking_Website_Usage\" >Checking Website Usage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Checking_a_Specific_Subdirectory\" >Checking a Specific Subdirectory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-check-disk-usage-of-individual-directories-using-ssh\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before proceeding, make sure that SSH access is enabled for your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-3848037064\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Acces timpuriu<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Mai ave\u021bi nevoie de ajutor?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contacta\u021bi echipa noastr\u0103 de servicii pentru clien\u021bi.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Trimite mesaj<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once SSH access is active, connect to your account using your preferred SSH client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Command\"><\/span>Command<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To display the size of directories located inside a selected directory, use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>du -h -d1 ~\/selected-directory\/ | sort -h\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Command_Explanation\"><\/span>Command Explanation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>du<\/code> \u2013 Displays disk usage information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>-h<\/code> \u2013 Formats the output in a human-readable format (KB, MB, GB).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>-d1<\/code> \u2013 Limits the output to one directory level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>sort -h<\/code> \u2013 Sorts the results by size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check the usage of your home directory, run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>du -h -d1 ~ | sort -h\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>1.1M    \/home\/user\/Maildir\n1.5M    \/home\/user\/.razor\n4.2M    \/home\/user\/.spamassassin\n13M     \/home\/user\/.cagefs\n15M     \/home\/user\/.cache\n13G     \/home\/user\/imap\n59G     \/home\/user\/domains\n82G     \/home\/user\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_the_Results\"><\/span>Understanding the Results<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the example above:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>Maildir<\/code> uses approximately 1.1 MB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>.cache<\/code> uses approximately 15 MB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>imap<\/code> uses approximately 13 GB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>domains<\/code> uses approximately 59 GB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final line shows the total size of the analyzed directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>82G     \/home\/user\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This makes it easy to identify directories consuming the most disk space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_Website_Usage\"><\/span>Checking Website Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To analyze a specific website directory, use a command similar to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>du -h -d1 ~\/domains\/example.com\/ | sort -h\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is particularly useful when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investigating high disk usage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locating large backup files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying oversized caches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finding old logs or temporary files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Troubleshooting quota-related issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_a_Specific_Subdirectory\"><\/span>Checking a Specific Subdirectory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also analyze a particular directory, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>du -h -d1 ~\/domains\/example.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/ | sort -h\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This can help determine whether plugins, themes, uploads, or cache files are consuming excessive space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To quickly identify which directories are using the most storage space, connect via SSH and run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>du -h -d1 ~\/selected-directory\/ | sort -h\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command displays directory sizes in a readable format and sorts them from smallest to largest, making it easy to locate files and folders responsible for high disk usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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