How much disk space do I have? What do I do if I need more?

The default disk quota is 5 GB. If you need more, you should contact a faculty sponsor who will send an email note to lab* explaining how much more you need and how long you will need it (usually only for the duration of the project or coursework you are undertaking). Resource increases are never issued for longer than a year at a time.

You can use the Summary option on the "services web page" to see how much space you have allocated and how much is in use. (Note that the data base is updated in the late evening so file deletions will not show up until the next day.)

You can use the "du" command to see how much space is used by the files in a particular directory. However, the .snapshot backup directory structure is reported by this command unless it is issued in a specific manner. For most users (i.e. students) this command should be similar to:

du -sh /home/username

where you put in your CS login username instead of username.

[note: There is a local unix command "dalloc" that can provide the overnight disk use report for you also].