Solution: How to reduce disk space use if you work with Pine

Contents The Problem Exceeding your account's disk quota limit The Solutions How to check your account's overall disk space use How to identify files & folders that use the most disk space How to reduce disk space use if you work with web pages
		How to Manage Your Disk Quota
		How to reduce disk space use if you work with Pine Mail
		The following instructions are written to help individuals who work with Pine Mail use the application to reduce the disk space used by their e-mail messages. General instructions for Pine Mail To check how much disk space your account is using overall, log in to your UDelNet account the way you normally do through the Secure Shell (SSH) application. (If you do not have a copy of this application on your computer, you can download a free copy for a Windows computer or you can download a free copy for a Macintosh computer from a UD web site.) To check where in your account the most disk space is being used within your e-mail folders, at the copland.udel.edu (%) prompt, type du -ak \| sort -n NOTE The \| character is usually located on the key above the ENTER key. You will also need to press the SHIFT key to use the \| character. Press ENTER. You will see a list that looks similar to the following: `copland[3]% du -ak \| sort -n` `2 ./.cshrc` `5 ./mail/work` `10 ./mail/class1` `15 ./mail/read-mail` `15 ./mail/family` `16 ./mail/saved-messages` `85 ./mail/sent-mail` `216 ./mail/class2` `362 ./mail` `1245 ./pictures` `1971 ./` The number in the left-most column indicates the size (amount of disk space used) of the file or folder. The files or folders at the bottom of the list are the largest. Write down the names of the last 4 or 5 folders. The name of the file or folder appears on the right. The last number (in front of the ./) is the total amount of disk space being used. Files that appear in the mail subdirectory (e.g., ./mail/class1) are folders you created within your e-mail program. Log in to the Pine Mail program as you normally do. Access the e-mail folders that you determined were the largest (from steps 2 and 3 above). Delete messages you don't need. Press Q to exit Pine Mail. Recheck your disk space use. At the copland.udel.edu (%) prompt, type quota -v If your account is now under its disk quota limit, you can stop at this step. If it still exceeds its disk quota limit, work through steps 4-9 until your disk quota is below its limit. When your account is below its disk quota limit, at the copland.udel.edu (%) prompt, type exit Press ENTER. Close any windows you no longer need. How to check the disk space used by your e-mail folders Home Page: How to Manage Your Disk Quota
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How to Manage Your Disk Quota