What Are iNodes in Namecheap Shared Web Hosting?

What Are iNodes in Namecheap Shared Web Hosting?

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An inode is short for index node. In Unix-based file systems, an inode is considered to be a data structure that represents a single file system object. The inode space is used to 'track' the files stored on the hard disk. The inode entries store metadata about each file, directory or object, but only points to these structures rather than storing the data. Each entry is 128 bytes in size. In simple words, each inode usually equals one file, folder, email or any other unix object in a file system.

In simpler terms, an inode on a web hosting platform, such as Namecheap, refers to each file on your server. This includes, but not limited to, WordPress files, posts, images, videos, themes, plugins, emails, etc.

This is why it is very important that you clean your WordPress clean and tidy, especially if you have a large number of sites on one hosting account.

If you're finding that you are about to reach your inode limit, follow these steps to free some up:

1. Remove any WordPress installations that you are no longer using (domains that may have expired that you haven't deleted from your acount).

2. Uninstall any unused WordPress plugins from your site. Not only will this free up inodes, but will allow your site to run more efficiently.

3. Uninstall any unused WordPress themes. Be sure to keep the default theme of the current year.

4. Clean out your email inboxes for each domain. Remember, each email stored on your web server counts towards your inodes usage as well.

5. Uninstall any media files that you are not using (images/videos).

6. Try to post to your WordPress sites less often if possible.

By taking action using the above steps, you are sure to free up valuable inode space on your web server.

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[creatornerds]

Thank you! I don't think people think about inodes when they sign up for hosting and I use my shared hosting to try out sites, not realizing that was why they were all moving slow and I was running out of space.

[WebHostTutorials]

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[abdutaleb]

i asked for better plan instead steller host, up to 600, 000, indoes, but your support sucks . ened up erasing and replacing resotoring, a backup to the oldest oones. THAT I DIDNT REQUEST. WAASTED ALL WORK MADE, SAVE YOUR SORRY SUPPORT SAYING AND REFUND ALL PAID AMOUNT FOR ENTIRE 2 YEARS. IF YOU CANT BRING BACK NESTEST FILES DECEMBER. 2022 INTO MY CPANEL!!