Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Want to check to see how much storage space you have left? Filled up your entire hard drive with anime and want to see what's taking up the most space? Learn how to check your disk usage in Linux from the command line with df, du, and ncdu to make it a breeze any time you need to free some space. And, because I'm nice, I've even included a GUI program. Don't say I never do anything for you.

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0:00 Intro
0:49 Checking your system disk usage with df
1:59 Checking the size of files and folders with du
3:31 Check which folders are taking up the most space with ncdu
7:49 GUI disk space analyzer (baobab)
8:53 Disk space info in Polybar
9:48 Conclusion