Comments on: How to Find Deleted Files Still Eating Disk Space

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Tue, 19 May 2026 03:19:22 +0000

In reply to Jim Lee. @Jim, Same here. I think a lot of people underestimate how much stale cache, logs, and leftover package data quietly accumulates over time. The first time I ran BleachBit, I had the exact same reaction. “Where did all this junk even come from?” It also made the df vs du discrepancy make a lot more sense once you realize how many hidden or deleted-but-still-open files can linger around.

By: Jim Lee

Jim Lee — Sun, 17 May 2026 05:45:26 +0000

This article tracks with my experience. I recently switched from Stacer to BleachBit to clean superfluous files from my system, and the first time I used it, I was absolutely shocked by how much cruft there was. I’m talking about 3-4 GB of old, useless, or obsolete junk. So yes, I can definitely see how df and du can disagree.