There are many ways to evaluate disk space usage on Linux, and this post examines a number of commands that allow you to view used and available disk space. The df command stands for “disk free” and, ...

In the beginning days of Unix and later Linux, disks were physically large, but very small in terms of storage capacity. A 300 megabyte disk in the mid-90’s was the size of a shoebox. Today, you can ...

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Disk quotas are a mechanism for limiting the amount of disk space and the number of files (inodes) that a user or a group of users can consume. These limits prevent individual users or services from ...

What you should back up depends on how you use your PC. As a rule, a regular backup of the home directories is sufficient. This protects against data loss—for example, if an important file is ...

Adding a second (or third or more!) hard drive to your computer is a great way to, well, give your computer more disk space. Ok, the concept is pretty logical but the process to make it work needs ...

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Once you have even a basic understanding of these commands, disk management in Linux will be considerably easier. Constantly Updated — The download contains the latest and most accurate details. Boost ...

There’s a command line tool for running multiple commands on multiple Linux servers at once. Jack Wallen shows you how with Parallel-SSH. If you’re an administrator of multiple Linux machines in your ...

Learn how to permanently and securely delete files on Linux using shred, fstrim, secure-delete, and btrfs snapshot removal.