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Or in a console you can run “df -h” which will tell you how much disk space is used on every partition.
How do I find out what is taking up disk space in Linux?
Check Disk Usage in Linux Using the du Command
du -sh /home/user/Desktop — the -s option will give us the total size of a specified folder (Desktop in this case). du -m /home/user/Desktop — the -m option provides us with folder and file sizes in Megabytes (we can use -k to see the information in Kilobytes).
How do I free up disk space on Linux Mint?
How to free up disk space in Ubuntu and Linux Mint
- Get rid of packages that are no longer required [Recommended] …
- Uninstall unnecessary applications [Recommended] …
- Clean up APT cache in Ubuntu. …
- Clear systemd journal logs [Intermediate knowledge] …
- Remove older versions of Snap applications [Intermediate knowledge]
