Disk Usage Viewer - cPanel Tutorial Ch.16
We all understand the importance of checking the background numbers of your website. Just as it is very critical to view the traffic generated to your site with capable tools like Analog and Webilizer, having the ability to monitor the disk usage is equally vital. This will keep users on point when it comes to how much content they are actually adding to the web hosting server. Here is an example: If the hosting plan supplied you with 50mb of space for one plan and 100mb of space for another, the disk usage viewer allows you to see just how much of that space has been used. Your disk usage viewer will also display the amount of bandwidth being used on your website. This refers to the number of file transfers, photo uploads, etc. Disk space and bandwidth are very closely related. An insufficient amount of one or the other can severely affect the performance of your website.
The disk usage viewer is very reliable feature of your cPanel. Below we will thoroughly explain how to access this function from the administrative area of your website.
- First log into cPanel
- On the main page, find the “Disk Usage” icon and click it
- In order to navigate to a particular directory you will click on that directory
- To enable your display options, click on the appropriate box that names the option
The disk usage viewer of cPanel will display loads of information about your account. We will now detail the options you will find after accessing this section and how easily this data can be viewed.
DISK USAGE VIEWER OPTIONS
- Show Parent Directories: This will display all the parent directories of your website as individual entities. When this option is enabled, directories above your public_html will be displayed. When disabled, only your subdirectories will be displayed
- Show Less Directory Depth: This option will expand the directories you are currently in displaying one depth lower
- Show Top Level: This reverts the user back to the home or top level of your directories
- Clear File Cache - This option will clear all the file usage info from your cache and then recalculate all disk usage data according to the new amount of space
- Show Small Files or Hide Small files: This will display the small files of your site that are contained in each folder. This is helpful when a user is looking to find files that are using a substantial amount of space on the site. Enabling this option will take you back and show files in the current directory regardless of it’s size
- Show File Size as Bytes and Megabytes: This option works in two parts. It will show you all files in both bytes then megabytes. Keep in mind that 1024 bytes will always translate into a single megabyte
The disk usage viewer feature of cPanel is essential to your website. It certainly keeps you aware of the activity and can ultimately determine if you will eventually need to create another account to maintain your online business.
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