eric wrote: > On 4/19/23 21:23, Dale wrote: >> Mark Knecht wrote: >>> >>> > I wonder. Is there a way to find out the smallest size file in a >>> directory or sub directory, largest files, then maybe a average file >>> size??? I thought about du but given the number of files I have >>> here, it would be a really HUGE list of files. Could take hours or >>> more too. This is what KDE properties shows. >>> >>> I'm sure there are more accurate ways but >>> >>> sudo ls -R / | wc >>> >>> give you the number of lines returned from the ls command. It's not >>> perfect as there are blank lines in the ls but it's a start. >>> >>> My desktop machine has about 2.2M files. >>> >>> Again, there are going to be folks who can tell you how to remove >>> blank lines and other cruft but it's a start. >>> >>> Only takes a minute to run on my Ryzen 9 5950X. YMMV. >>> >> >> I did a right click on the directory in Dolphin and selected >> properties. It told me there is a little over 55,000 files. Some >> 1,100 directories, not sure if directories use inodes or not. >> Basically, there is a little over 56,000 somethings on that file >> system. I was curious what the smallest file is and the largest. No >> idea how to find that really. Even du separates by directory not >> individual files regardless of directory. At least the way I use it >> anyway. >> >> If I ever have to move things around again, I'll likely start a >> thread just for figuring out the setting for inodes. I'll likely >> know more about the number of files too. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) > > If you do not mind using graphical solutions, Filelight can help you > easily visualize where your largest directories and files are residing. > > https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/kde-apps/filelight > >> Visualise disk usage with interactive map of concentric, segmented rings > > Eric > > . >
There used to be a KDE app that worked a bit like this. I liked it but I think it died. I haven't seen it in ages, not long after the switch from KDE3 to KDE4 I think. Given the volume of files and the size of the data, I wish I could zoom in sometimes. Those little ones disappear. Thanks for that info. Nifty. Dale :-) :-)