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Is it possible to view disk usage statistics, like free space left, as in "My Computer" in Windows, but for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ?

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  • Are you talking about a File Explorer just to look at files & directories, like Nautilus or Thunar? Or a live disk usage indicator, like in a desktop panel or conky monitoring program?
    – Xen2050
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:28
  • Care explain further please ? Never used Nautilus or Thunar.
    – Dilip
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:30
  • Just checked Thunar and Nautilus. I was just wondering if I could use so shortcut to free space left in each drive.
    – Dilip
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:33
  • There should be plenty like that, if not a full system status program like conky, then just a little desktop panel indicator... I'm checking
    – Xen2050
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:40
  • added an answer about it & other options too, if if's useful feel free to select/check/vote :-)
    – Xen2050
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:53

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What you're looking for is Disk Usage Analyzer

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Disk Usage Analyzer comes pre-installed with Ubuntu, and allows you to view detailed breakdowns of your disk usage.

It can be launched by searching for Disk Usage Analyzer from the Dash, or by using the command baobab in the Terminal.

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  • Thanks. I am aware of it. But it takes too much time to load on my system. I was trying to find something similar to Windows 7 + my computer
    – Dilip
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:28
  • @Dilip if you don't expand it to the ring view, baobab is quite fast.
    – Elder Geek
    Apr 12, 2015 at 17:29
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There are some nice Indicator Applets for Ubuntu, they can display all sorts of info & stats about your system. These should be for Unity, but they often work with other DE's too.

I really like Conky, it displays on the desktop, (could be transparent to the desktop image) or in a window, and can display just about anything - CPU usage, RAM, individual CPU cores, network up/download, disk read/write, processes, uptime, kernel, sensors/temps/fans...

This link shows 10 that How-To Geek likes. indicator-mulitload might have a free disk space in it (sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload or search Software Center)

This question has a few other options too What can replace system monitoring in the top Gnome Panel in Unity?

[Here's a screenshot from the askubuntu Q about Conky, FYI] enter image description here

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  • Thanks @Xen2050. Is it possible to get something on Gnome fallback ? I tried Indicator Multiload without success.
    – Dilip
    Dec 20, 2014 at 6:57
  • You're welcome. Each DE can be a little different, and there are a lot of DE's (probably too many)... but each one generally has some indicator applets of it's own. Often one will work on different DE's (for example conky needs a few different settings sometimes), but it can be hit & miss for any of them
    – Xen2050
    Dec 20, 2014 at 7:02
  • indicator-multiload shows read and write speed, but not usage/free space. Conky is a valid choice.
    – Elder Geek
    Apr 12, 2015 at 17:18
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Found answer in the form of Cinnamon Desktop Environment. Hope this helps.

cinnamon free space

As you can see, free space is shown on the bottom bar.

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  • Your answer would be much improved if you were to edit your answer and include a screenshot showing how this resolved the issue. Thank you
    – Elder Geek
    Apr 12, 2015 at 16:24
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    That's like killing a mosquito with a cannon... Most users will not want an entire new desktop system just for "free space left"
    – Fabby
    Apr 12, 2015 at 16:25
  • @ElderGeek , Screen shot included.
    – Dilip
    Apr 12, 2015 at 17:05
  • @Fabby , you are right. Stay with Unity.
    – Dilip
    Apr 12, 2015 at 17:06
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    @Fabby I've always been satisfied with Ctrl-Alt-T df -h myself, but this is still a valid answer. Votes will decide how good the community thinks it is, but as long as Dilip is satisfied with his solution......
    – Elder Geek
    Apr 12, 2015 at 17:25

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