Overview

This article shows you how to determine which website files and directories are using space within your hosting subscription. This can be a great place to start if you’ve received a notification in regards to excess usage (eg, Resource usage by subscription has exceeded the allotments).

Warning

Conetix highly recommends taking a backup of the site before deleting any files.

Instructions

  1. Log into your Conetix or Plesk Control Panel.
  2. In Plesk, go to Plesk Apps in the centre menu, then click Diskspace Usage
    website files
  3. This will load the data for the httpdocs directory for the site, which is where your website files are.
    For example:
    disk space usage - website files
  4. You can then click on each directory to see further usage information. For example, if we look at the wp-content directory (where WordPress stores uploaded images, themes and plugins).
    • You can also select files from the left-hand side and use the Delete Selected button to delete.
      disk space usage - website files
  5. A graphical representation is also available at the bottom of the screen: 
    disk space usage - website files
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