Most likely a hidden file or files. Since it is in HOME
I run Kubuntu. (I) would use Krusader to compare directories, BUT I'll
bet there is someone here with a simple command line that will do the
trick. :-)
Josef Lowder wrote:
> How can I locate what seems to be a small file consumption
> "creep" on my system. In one 10-gig partition, I have about 1.1 gig
> of free space available, but I've noticed that some of this space
> seems to go away overnight when nothing is running.
>
> For example, last night 'df' showed this:
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda2 9.9G 2.7G 6.7G 29% /
> /dev/hda1 76M 5.3M 67M 8% /boot
> /dev/hda3 9.9G 8.8G 1.1G 90% /home
> /dev/hda7 9.9G 7.3G 2.1G 78% /mnt/hda7
>
> And this morning, 'df' showed this:
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda2 9.9G 2.7G 6.7G 29% /
> /dev/hda1 76M 5.3M 67M 8% /boot
> /dev/hda3 9.9G 9.0G 951M 91% /home
> /dev/hda7 9.9G 7.3G 2.1G 78% /mnt/hda7
>
> So what could account for the loss of file space from
> 1.1G to 951M overnight with nothing running
> and how could I search my system to find an answer?
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