{
  "id": 6792093,
  "title": "Quick tip: How to find and free up disk space in Linux",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/quick-tip-how-to-find-and-free-up-disk-space-in-linux",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:12:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/prince_maurya_8845cfa6516/quick-tip-how-to-find-and-free-up-disk-space-in-linux-2iak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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: Check disk usage Find which partition is full: df -PhT Spot the largest folders Locate the top 10 space-consuming directories: sudo du -sh / * 2>/dev/null | sort -hr | head -n 10 Quick cleanup commands Clear log files: sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/syslog Clear package cache:…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}