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Questions tagged [disk-cleanup]

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Can I remove files in /var/log/journal and /var/cache/abrt-di/usr?

I use Fedora and these directories contains a large amount of files, I wonder whether I can delete them? The system is running low on space.
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How to tidy up the .keywords file on a gentoo system?

One can select testing packages on a gentoo stable system by adding a line with the following syntax to keywords list: cat /etc/portage/package.keywords =dev-python/ipython-0.13.2 ~amd64 # and many lines later =dev-python/ipython-0.14.1 ~amd64 # and…
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Remove unnecessary configuration folders

Many applications create a hidden folder in /home/user. I've tested many applications that I later uninstalled. Is there a way to check which folders have been left behind in my home folder by applications no longer installed on the system?
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Completely remove remains of sysvinit

As opposed to people who want to get rid of systemd, I want to completely and safely remove sysvinit. I've been using Debian since Debian 7.0 (Wheezy). Currently I'm using Debian 9.0 (Stretch). During one of the system upgrades there was move from…
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Is there a good reason to keep some files in $HOME/.cache when backing up?

I'm about to back up some parts of my filesystem, including my home directory. I'm looking at $HOME/.cache, and wondering what I should do with it. I know that it's safe to just delete it altogether, but I also notice that most of the space is taken…
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Restore a USB flash drive in a standard state for use in Linux, Windows, etc

Since this question, I'm using: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M # wipe the disk fdisk /dev/sdb <<< $'n\np\n\n\n\nt\nb\np\nw\n' # create a partition mkfs.fat /dev/sdb1 # FAT format the partition to…
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Remote script cleaning up

I run a remote script using ssh: local script: local_command ssh -p 222 user@server 'sh -s' < ./remote_run.sh remote script: some_command & sleep 10000 trap 'echo exiting' SIGINT SIGTERM SIGABRT SIGKILL EXIT I need a trap on remote script for…
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Lots of missing files in debsums output

I run debsums -cs in a machine running Debian Jessie. The output is lots of missing files. Lots of them (maybe all) has some sort of locale two letters code (like zh, fr, de, and so on). I have run BleachBit and some Debian tool to make free space…
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ClamAV's main.cld file is too large - can it be removed or compressed?

The main.cld file in /var/lib/clamav/ is over 400 MB in size and daily.cld is over 150 MB. Are these filesizes normal and can these files be made smaller somehow? For example, by deleting them and retrieving them again, via some update or by using…
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When to clean up /var/tmp?

/var/tmp is not defined in POSIX, but is defined in FHS: 5.15. /var/tmp : Temporary files preserved between system reboots 5.15.1. Purpose The /var/tmp directory is made available for programs that require temporary files or directories that are…
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Is it safe to remove contents from var / swapfile / tmp?

The thing is /home has only used 11GB whereas /var uses 14GB, /temp 11GB and /swapfile 2.4GB Can I safely do sudo rm * in the last three directories? Contents from sudo du /var | sort -n | tail -20 679376 /var/snap/microk8s/common/run 683324 …
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Switching from Win10 to Linux: AV, defrag, disk cleanup tools, etc

I installed Linux Mint on my desktop in place of Windows 10. I am used to having virus/malware Scanners, defragmenters, Disk Clean up tools etc. I was wondering if people here would be able to recommend similar tools for the Linux OS. With regards…
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Convert identical files to hardlinks

I have a lot of music in a tree under one directory, saved in whatever format I initially got it in, for quality. I have a second directory tree which is similar in structure, but with all files in a lossy-compressed format playable by my phone, and…
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How to identify and remove orphaned config files of uninstalled Software?

Programs often store config files in the home directory usually in a hidden directory, often but not limited to sub-directories of ~/.config, ~/.local or ~/.gnome After uninstalling the programs, the config-files are still kept (which usually is…
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Remove first instance of lines with duplicate field value

I have sha1 summed all the image files on my storage server and put the results in a text file in the form of: sha1sum filename I've sorted the file and removed all all unique sha1sum entries. So what I am left with is a list of duplicate files.…
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