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* Size: List all directories (and files) in your home directory or workspace sorted by size
* Size: List all directories (and files) in your home directory or workspace sorted by size
<code>
<code>
du -hs * | sort -h | tail
du -hs .[!.]* * | sort -h | tail
</code>
</code>


Descend in a directory with a large reported size and repeat until you find large files that are worth taking care of.
Descend in a directory with a large reported size and repeat until you find large files that are worth taking care of.

<code>.[!.]*</code> makes sure the "hidden" dot files are also checked.


* Inodes:
* Inodes:


<code>
<code>
du -s --inodes * | sort -n
du -s --inodes .[!.]* * | sort -n
</code>
</code>


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<code>
<code>
ls -1 | wc -l
ls -1a | wc -l
</code>
</code>

Latest revision as of 10:45, 28 January 2026

Access and Account Issues

I see 'Status: LOST_ACCESS' in the Registry Info

Answer:

You need to fulfill the requirements outlined in

In short: your "Entitlement"

See the two links above to learn how to check if you have the entitlement.

If the entitlement is missing: please check with the local support of your home university (the university where you study or are employed)

In case the entitlement is present:

Storage and File Systems

I am over the File System Quota

There are two resources with limits enforced by quota:

  • disk space
  • number of inodes (files).

It is important to identify the main sources that consume these resources.

  • Size: List all directories (and files) in your home directory or workspace sorted by size

du -hs .[!.]* * | sort -h | tail

Descend in a directory with a large reported size and repeat until you find large files that are worth taking care of.

.[!.]* makes sure the "hidden" dot files are also checked.

  • Inodes:

du -s --inodes .[!.]* * | sort -n

This will only count inodes in subdirectories. Also make sure your top-level (e.g. $HOME) directory aren't full with hundred thousands of files:

ls -1a | wc -l