What should I do if Other occupies too much storage usage in Resouce Monitor?
Last modified date:
2022-06-24
Applicable Products:
- Resource Monitor
In Resource Monitor, If you found Other occupy too much storage usage, follow the procedures below
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Get du command result
- ssh access the NAS
- Run the following command to list folders that use the most space
du $(/sbin/getcfg SHARE_DEF "defVolMP" -f /etc/config/def_share.info) --max-depth=1 -xh | grep G | sort -nr
- The command takes a while to finish and returns the result as below
[/] # du $(/sbin/getcfg SHARE_DEF "defVolMP" -f /etc/config/def_share.info) --max-depth=1 -xh | grep G | sort -nr
52G /share/CACHEDEV2_DATA
17G /share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/.swap
15G /share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/Public
11G /share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/.qpkg
9.6G /share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/Multimedia -
Check the Shared Folder setting in QTS web interface.
- login QTS as administrator
- Find Control Panel > Privilege > Shared Folder
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Compare the folder list between du command result and Shared Folde setting.
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If the folders show in du command result but not in shared folder setting, follow the procedures below to restore the missing folder.
- Go to Control Panel > Privilege >Shared Folders
- Select Create > Shared Folder
- Enter the Folder Name.
- Select Enter path manually
- Select the folder path.
- Select Create.
- If you need the shared folder to be deleted, remove the folder again with Also delete the data ticked.
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The following system files and folders also occupy the storage space.
- .qpkg folder stores the applications files
- .swap is the system swap file
- .versioning folder is used by Qsync Versioning function
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