How to check number of files in a folder

[tesolnet]

Hi buddies,

I'm trying to cut down the file number of my account to comply with the 50K limit. I want to know the number of files in some folders. How can I do this? thank you?

[redsox9]

Go to your account cPanel, find the Files window, click on File Count.

[tesolnet]

Thank you! But File count only count the total number of files in my account. I want to know the file number of a specific folder in order to decide which one takes the big count. How can I do this?

[EricJ]

if you have shell access do this:

cd ~/whatever/folder/you/want
find . |wc -l

So if i wanted to count the files in an addon domain's directory, you would do this:

cd ~/public_html/addondomain
find . |wc -l

[Early Out]

Thank you! But File count only count the total number of files in my account. I want to know the file number of a specific folder in order to decide which one takes the big count. How can I do this?

Um, that File Count option on the Control Panel shows you the total number of files, then shows you the count of files in each folder, starting with the largest.

[tesolnet]

I don't have shell access. Is there any other ways?

I have so many sub directories that the list comes to thousands of rows. So the count file doesn't help much.

My temporary solution is to convert the log file to and Excel file and use count function for the strings (folder paths). Any better solutions?

[Early Out]

What's wrong with the File Count on the Control Panel? It shows you how many files you have in each subdirectory, starting with the largest. What else are you looking for?!

[tesolnet]

This is it:

I have about ten root folders in my account. I think I may have to delete some of these root folders and I want to know which ones take the most count.

I have a folder called html. There are thousands of files and subfolders within this folder.

If I use the count tool of BH, I just get an endless list of /htm/.. without any hints about the total number of files in the html folder.

Also my account has crossed the 50K limit. It has +120.000 files now. I wonder why I haven't got any warning emails from BH yet? Is this because my server is still OK or because my files are merely html files?

[farcaster]

Suggestion: Make a full backup of your site. Download that backup to your local computer. Expand it, and use your favorite tools to determine what you actually have and what you can remove. Also, that way, if you remove it and need it back later, you have a backup.