Issue After Deleting 150 MP3 Files From VPS Server, Disk Space Display Goes Up!

[Gene Steinberg]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 22.04

Plesk version and microupdate number

Plesk Obsidian 18.0.66 Update #2

The files in question were between 70 and 110 MB in size.

But the available storage space is the same or higher. I've added a handful of files, but they were no larger than the ones deleted.

?????

 

[Raul A.]

Hi,

How were the files removed? Via the file manager in Plesk? If this is true, check the Recycle Bin (.trash folder in the webspace).

 

[Gene Steinberg]

FTP.

 

[Raul A.]

Where do you check the used disk space?

The value shown in Plesk is not calculated on the spot. It's the value the website used when the daily maintenance task was executed.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Info and Statistics in Plesk.

It's been that way for a couple of weeks now since I deleted the files.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

And there is no .trash folder in the webspace for the domain where I deleted the files.

 

[Sebahat.hadzhi]

Please try running the update script manually:

/usr/local/psa/bin/sw-engine-pleskrun /usr/local/psa/admin/plib/DailyMaintainance/script.php

Let us know if the usage is properly reflected.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

No change.

 

[Raul A.]

Can you share the statistics shown in Plesk and the output of the following commands?

HTTPD_VHOSTS_D=$(grep HTTPD_VHOSTS_D /etc/psa/psa.conf | awk '{print $NF}')
du -sh $HTTPD_VHOSTS_D/WebspaceName

 

[Gene Steinberg]

I assume you mean the domain where the problem occurred?

Or is there something in a webspacename that covers the entire server?

 

[Raul A.]

I assume you mean the domain where the problem occurred?

Yes.

Can you also share the full path with us?

 

[Gene Steinberg]

/var/www/vhosts/technightowl.live

I've been checking the listings for the entire server in Plesk, which did not decrease.

 

[Raul A.]

OK

Is the output of

du -sh /var/www/vhosts/technightowl.live

around the same value displayed in the Plesk statistics? Can you share the Plesk statistics and the output of the du command?

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Under domains in Plesk: 68072.4 MB

Using the command you posted above: 65G

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Number of files deleted totals around 12-15.

 

[Raul A.]

Can you share a screenshot of the statistics you are seeing in Plesk?

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Yes, as I said, Info and Statistics.



I am relying on the Used display in the opt/psa directory, 271.71GB. It has continued to increase as a few files from another domain are uploaded, but they don't compensate for the 150 MP3 audio files deleted.

 

[Raul A.]

The screenshot shows the entire server disk usage, not just the disk usage of your website. Furthermore, the disk usage is not in /opt/psa. /opt/psa is just an import folder on that disk.
Since this shows the entire server disk usage, including newly received emails, new data stored in the databases, new log files and possibly even new Plesk backups, the gained disk space might simply be used up by some other new data that was created on the server.

The Hard Disk Usage page is an interface to the df command, showing a current summary of the disk usage on all mounted disks. From this interface, it's impossible to determine how much of the 271.71GB is used by your website and how the file changes on your website have affected the used disk space.

As far as I know, the website disk usage over time is not stored or visualized in any way. You can see the current disk usage per webspace/subscription from the Statistics page


In Service Provider View


In Power User View

 

[Gene Steinberg]

The databases aren't much larger. Most of my email is hosted by IONOS Business Email so it doesn't impact the server. As to the Plesk backups, they are all stored elsewhere.

The point is that the deletion of 12-15GB of MP3 files failed to change thet disk usage total. It would mean that 12-15GB of new files or larger files would have to have been written at the same time. I don't see that.

Maybe it's a dump or temp file involved. Where would I look for all sources of files that can be removed?