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You can try using
# du -h -d 1 /to locate the largest directory under/. Once you've located the largest directory, replace/with that directory. Repeat that until you find the culprit (if there is a single large directory).EDIT (2024-07-22T19:34Z): As suggested by @[email protected], you can also use a program like Filelight, which provides a visual and more comprehensive breakdown of the sizes of directories.
You can use Filelight which is much simpler and more visual.
ncdufor the terminal. Also enables you to delete folders/files.gdu is another alternative. It is sometimes faster than ncdu for me.