Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:28:09 -0700 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: jonas <jonas.de.buhr@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cleanup unused files and other junk ... Message-ID: <433875F9.1010108@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <20050926225232.69a4b5b3@localhost> References: <433850FD.3070403@gish.demon.nl> <20050926225232.69a4b5b3@localhost>
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jonas wrote: > On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:50:21 +0200 > Kiffin Gish <kiffin@gish.demon.nl> wrote: > > >>Is there a good and dependable procedure for cleaning up the file >>systems from unused junk that just clutters valuable disc space? >> >>I am already aware of the 'periodic daily' scripts >>'clear_tmp_enable=YES' option for the rc.conf file, but where else >>can one safely remove files. > > > -if you ever did a buildworld then you have the compiled base system > in /usr/obj, which you can delete. > -you can scan your filesystem for *.core files (a process creates these > when it crashes) and delete them. > -make sure you always do a 'make clean' after installing software from > the ports. i think portupgrade can scan and cleanup all ports workdirs. > > but i think in most cases much more spaces is wasted with stuff in your > homedir you forgot about ;) > well at least this is the case for me ... having a deeper look into my > $HOME/tmp and $HOME/stuff can quickly free some hundred MBs :) > > cya, > jonas For finding those long forgotten things that take up MBs, I've found kdirstat (for KDE) to be quite useful. Helped me free up a few gigabytes - all located in my home dir of course. :) Later, Micah
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