NCDU is my primary tool for figuring out what is taking up space on my Linux servers and Mac machine.
Install
# Use brew to install on Mac
brew install ncdu
# Install on Ubuntu Linux
apt install ncdu
Run ncdu in the terminal and it will scan the entire system for all files. It displays results like a file manager would with number of # showing the large sized files and folders relative to others.
--- /Users/admin/Desktop/MISC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/..
129.4 MiB [###################] /Image Processing
81.0 MiB [########### ] 1049516_UniversityBanner150dpi_01_042821.jpg
46.9 MiB [###### ] linux-0.86.2-2021-05-20-ab8f4799.zip
35.1 MiB [##### ] /medals
25.4 MiB [### ] test_run.mp4
Press ? to get a list of useful commands.
Navigate in and out of folders with the left and right keys.
Put your cursor on a file / directory and press d to delete and yes to confirm.