{"id":4287,"date":"2018-01-17T19:32:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T19:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/01\/17\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:33:32","slug":"cpanel-disk-usage-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the cPanel Disk Usage Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to find out how much space you\u2019re using with your hosting account, the best tool to use is the <strong>Disk Usage tool<\/strong> in the cPanel. Follow the tutorial below in order to learn about the <strong>cPanel disk usage tool<\/strong> and how to use it.<\/p>\n<h2>Using the cPanel Disk Usage Tool<\/h2>\n<p>When you first log in to your cPanel account you will see all of the applications under cPanel and then to the right you will see a column containing statistics on your cPanel account. You will need look in this column for the <strong>cPanel Disk Usage<\/strong> tool.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_1-cpanel-main-screen-1024x493.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"cPanel screen\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_1-cpanel-main-screen-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_1-cpanel-main-screen-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_1-cpanel-main-screen-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_1-cpanel-main-screen.png 1417w\"><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/access-cpanel-via-whm\/\">Login to cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In the right hand column find the option labeled <strong>Disk Usage<\/strong>. Click on the link.\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_1a-disk-usage-link.png\" alt=\"click on Disk Usage\"><\/p><\/li>\n<li>You will then be in the main <b>Disk Usage screen<\/b>. You can see a graphical representation of your disk usage in the column at right. The disk usage will be represented by blue bars. Note that this section shows you usage by file name and folder name. The longer the bar the higher the usage.\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_2-cpanel-disk-usage-screen.png\" alt=\"Disk usage screen main\"><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Scroll down and you\u2019ll see a breakdown of usage by directories that you can sort by name or disk usage.\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cpanel-disk-usage-tool_4-directory-breakdown.png\" alt=\"directory breakdown\"><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Use the <strong>cPanel Disk<\/strong> tool for a quick understanding of your disk usage on your hosting account. You can then properly plan your backups or your account usage. 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