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Hub Usage Alert

I received a warning about space on my User Directory

If you get a Hub Usage Alert email, this means you are violating the User Directory storage limit. Remember that user directories are for scripts and notebooks not datasets! Users who persistently violate hub usage policies may get their cloud access temporarily restricted.

How do I manage my disk space?

  • To see which files and directories are taking up the bulk of your storage, run du -h --max-depth=1 ~/ | sort -h in Terminal. It will likely reveal cached files and small/medium size data files that can be removed without disrupting typical usage.
  • Delete cached files, ipython checkpoints, and any other unwanted files.
  • If you still require more storage, it is likely that you are storing downloaded data in your user directory. We recommend storing data in a LEAP cloud bucket or data catalog. For more information, please consult our data locations.

Our goal is to accomodate all community members, so we are happy to assist users in relocating data. If you have any concerns, please reach out to the Data and Compute Team.