How to Check Disk Space, Usage and Limit in Plesk Panel

How to Check Disk Space, Usage and Limit in Plesk Panel

How to Check Disk Space, Usage and Limit in Plesk Panel

In Plesk Panel, disk space refers to the total amount of storage allocated to a website or hosting account on the server. This includes all the files, databases, emails, logs, backups, and any other data stored on the hosting account.

You can check disk space, usage, and limits through the following steps in plesk panel:

1. Checking Disk Space Usage for Subscription (Websites)

  1. Log in to Plesk as an administrator or user.

2. Go to “Websites & Domains” from the left sidebar.

3. Click “Disk Usage” under the “Statistics” section.

4. You’ll see a breakdown of disk usage, including:

    • Total disk space used
    • Website content (files, databases, emails, logs, etc.)
    • Breakdown by services (databases, mail, logs, backups, etc.)

5. To see more details, click “More Statistics”.

2. Checking Disk Space Usage for Server (Admin)

If you are a server administrator and want to check overall server disk usage:

  1. Go to “Tools & Settings” from the left sidebar.
  2. Under “Server Management”, click “Statistics”.
  3. You will see:
    • Total disk space allocated
    • Used and free disk space
    • Disk usage for different services (websites, emails, databases, logs, etc.)
  4. Click on any category to see more detailed statistics.

3. Checking Subscription Disk Space Limits

  1. Go to “Subscriptions” from the left sidebar.
  2. Click on the subscription you want to check.
  3. Click “Customize” or “Resources” tab.
  4. Here, you can see the disk space limit assigned to the subscription.

4. Checking Disk Space via SSH (For Root Users)

If you have root access, you can check disk space directly from the command line:

  1. Connect to your Plesk server via SSH.
  2. Run the following command to check overall disk usage:
     
     
    bash
     
     
    df -h
  • To check disk usage for specific directories:
    bash
    du -sh /var/www/vhosts/*
  • To check large files consuming space:
     
     
    arduino
    find /var/www/vhosts/ -type f -size +100M

5. Managing Disk Usage (Freeing Up Space)

If your disk usage is too high, you can:

  • Delete old logs from “Log Manager” in Plesk.
  • Remove unused backups from “Backup Manager”.
  • Clear unnecessary emails from the Mail section.
  • Delete unused databases from the Databases tab.
  • Optimize website files (remove unnecessary large files).

6. Setting Disk Space Alerts

You can set email notifications when disk space usage reaches a certain limit:

  1. Go to “Tools & Settings” → “Notifications”.
  2. Enable “Disk space usage warning”.
  3. Set a threshold (e.g., 80% of disk usage).
  4. Save the settings.

The steps provided above ensures you monitor and manage disk space efficiently in Plesk Panel.

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