Manage your inode usage

Definitions

An inode represents each file and directory in your web hosting account, including images, content, emails, and their folders, with each counted as one inode.

Before you start

✅ By managing your inode usage, you can improve the performance of your hosted websites and apps.

ℹ️ It’s easy to monitor and optimize your inode usage.

Step by step

Check your inode usage

1. Log in to your hosting control panel

2. Find the Inode square on the right-hand side

3. Your inode usage is the number on the left-hand side. In our example, the usage is 3553.

Reduce your inode usage

Below are strategies to reduce and optimize your inode usage.

1. Clear unnecessary emails: If you use email through your hosting service, over time, trash, spam, and old emails can accumulate. Regularly clean out your inbox, and email folders. Make sure to empty your trash and archived emails frequently.

2. Delete unused files: Periodically review the files on your hosting account. Remove any old backups, unused images, or duplicate files. You can view and delete old files from your hosting account file manager.

3. Optimize databases: Most websites and apps use a database and each database entry counts as an inode. Regularly optimize and clean your databases, removing any unnecessary data. If you have a WordPress website, some plugins can run database optimizations for you automatically.

4. Avoid excessive caching plugins: Some caching plugins store numerous temporary files, which can increase your inode count. Opt for efficient cache plugins and set them to not keep excessive cached files.