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* If you find any large files named like <code>core.12345</code> and you don't know that they are, they are probably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_dump core dumps] and can be deleted. | * If you find any large files named like <code>core.12345</code> and you don't know that they are, they are probably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_dump core dumps] and can be deleted. | ||
=== | === Archive and compress === | ||
Most file transfer programs move one file of a reasonable size more efficiently than thousands of small files of equal total size. If you have directories or directory trees containing many small files, use [ | Most file transfer programs move one file of a reasonable size more efficiently than thousands of small files of equal total size. If you have directories or directory trees containing many small files, use [[Archiving and compressing files|tar]] to combine (archive) them. | ||
Large files can also benefit from compression in many cases, especially text files or numeric data stored as human-readable text. You can use again use [ | Large files can also benefit from compression in many cases, especially text files or numeric data stored as human-readable text. You can use again use [[Archiving and compressing files|tar]] for this, or [https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html gzip], or [https://linux.die.net/man/1/xz xz]. | ||
=== Avoid duplication === | === Avoid duplication === | ||