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I'm new with Ubuntu so I don't understand most of it. A few days ago, everytime that I start the computer, I have a prompt box saying that my disk is full and I have the option to check the disk with the Disk Analyzer.

But since I don't have any idea of what to delete I don't want to touch anything. I started checking my user folder and delete everything that wasn't useful there but I don't have much. What else should I do?

Cheers.

MrThompson
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I'd check what's lurking in your Downloads folder. That's typically the #1 offender when it comes to low disk space.

Clear your browser cache manually e.g. ~/.mozilla/firefox/Cache or ~/cache/google-chrome/Default/Cache. This can free up 1GB sometimes.

You can also run from a command line sudo apt-get purge to remove old configuration files then go into Software Center or Synaptic and select apps you know you don't use.

The Disk Usage Analyzer is available under Ubuntu > Accessories > Disk Usage Analyzer. It shows which files and folders take up the most space.

Removing the old kernel is explained at How do I remove old kernel versions to clean up the boot menu? and can make space.

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K7AAY
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You can install Ubuntu Tweak. It has a Janitor to help cleaning cache, old configs and unnecessary package.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
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