How to Check Disk Usage in cPanel

How to Check Disk Usage in cPanel

Monitoring your disk usage is important to ensure your hosting account doesn't run out of space. A full disk can cause emails to fail, databases to crash, and your website to go down. SKPHost provides easy-to-use tools in cPanel to check and manage your disk usage.

Method 1: cPanel Disk Usage Tool

1. Login to cPanel.
2. Under the Files section, click Disk Usage.
3. You will see a visual breakdown of disk usage by folder:
   • public_html – Website files
   • mail – Email storage
   • mysql – Database storage
   • logs – Server log files
4. Click on any folder to drill down and identify large files.

Method 2: Account Summary in cPanel

You can also see a quick disk usage summary on the cPanel home page in the Statistics section on the right sidebar. This shows:

• Disk usage used vs. allowed quota
• Bandwidth used vs. allowed
• Number of email accounts, databases, subdomains, etc.

Tips to Free Up Disk Space

• Delete old backup files from public_html (backups can be very large).
• Clear email trash and spam folders via Webmail.
• Remove unused files and folders from File Manager.
• Export and delete old database tables you no longer need.
• Compress large media files before uploading.
• Check /logs/ folder – log files can accumulate and take up significant space.

 Need more space? If you consistently require more disk space, consider upgrading your SKPHost hosting plan. Visit skphost.net or contact our support team to discuss upgrade options.

Checking via SSH

If you have SSH access, you can check disk usage from the command line:

# Check overall disk usage
df -h

# Check size of each folder in home directory
du -sh ~/*/

# Find the 10 largest files
find ~/ -type f -printf '%s %p\n' | sort -rn | head -10

If you continue to face issues, please open a create a request.