# Managing Disk Space With "ncdu"

DevFeed: [Managing Disk Space With "ncdu"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/managing-disk-space-with-ncdu-3877.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/managing-disk-space-with-ncdu>)

Author: James Brooks

Published: 2022-01-06T10:50:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>), [Script](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/script.md>)

Tags: [disk-space](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disk-space.md>), [errors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/errors.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provisioning.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how to manage disk space on Linux servers using du and ncdu. It describes using ncdu's navigable ncurses interface to locate large files and directories, remove unnecessary files, and investigate Forge-related files when disk-usage errors persist.

## Source excerpt

Linux ships with a useful command called `du` (Disk Usage), which is used to find the size of files and directories. When provisioning your server, Forge installs `ncdu` which is an advanced version of `du` that allows you to easily navigate your directories via an ncurses interface. This makes it much quicker to identify large files and directories.