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title: How to Check the Disk Usage and the Bandwidth Usage of Directories
description: "If you are getting a disk space usage warning from cPanel and don't know which directory is using too much space, then this tutorial will be helpful for you. **1.** Log in to your cPanel account. **2.** In the **Files**…"
url: "https://www.aeserver.com/support/how-to-check-the-disk-usage-and-the-bandwidth-usage-of-directories/"
updated: "2025-01-05"
category: cPanel Control Panel
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# How to Check the Disk Usage and the Bandwidth Usage of Directories

If you are getting a disk space usage warning from cPanel and don't know which directory is using too much space, then this tutorial will be helpful for you.

**1.** Log in to your cPanel account.

**2.** In the **Files** section, click on**Disk Usage**.
![](/img/diskspace-usage-icon.gif)

**3.** From the Disk Space Usage area, you can see which directory is using a lot of space and check the disk usage of MySQL.
![](/img/disk-space-summary.gif)

## **How to check the Bandwidth Usage?**

**1.** In the **Metrics** section, click on **Bandwidth**.
![](/img/bandwidth-usage-icon.gif)

**2.** Here, you can check the bandwidth usage of your domain.
![](/img/bandwidth-usage-graph.gif)