How to Check Your Disk Usage on Shared Hosting

Keeping an eye on your disk usage helps you avoid hitting your storage limit and keeps your hosting account running smoothly. dotCanada's cPanel makes it easy to see exactly how much space you're using and where it's coming from.

How to Check Disk Usage

1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. Scroll down to the Files section and click Disk Usage.
3. cPanel will display a breakdown of disk usage by directory, including your public_html folder, mail storage, database files, and more.

You can also see a quick summary of your total disk usage right on the cPanel home page in the sidebar.

What's Using the Most Space?

Common culprits for high disk usage include:

• Email inboxes: Old or unread emails can accumulate quickly, especially if you have large attachments.
• WordPress uploads: Image-heavy sites can fill up storage fast.
• Backup files: Old manual backups stored in your account.
• Log files: Access and error logs that haven't been rotated or cleared.
• Cache files: Plugin or application caches left uncleaned.

Freeing Up Space

Once you identify what's using the most space, you can delete unnecessary files via the cPanel File Manager, clean up email via webmail, or remove old backups. If you need more storage, upgrading your plan is always an option.

Need a hand? Contact our support team and we'll help you identify and clean up excess disk usage.