This tutorial will guide you through the process of using ncdu (NCurses Disk Usage) in Google Colab to analyze and save detailed storage usage information from your Google Drive.

Requirements

• Google Colab: A free cloud service that allows you to run Python code in a Jupyter notebook environment.

Steps

1. Access Google Colab

Open your web browser and go to Google Colab.

2. Mount drive and install Ncdu

In a new code cell, run the following command to mount your google drive. Click continue on the prompt asking for permission.

from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/drive')

In a new code cell, run the following command to update the package list and install ncdu:

!apt update && apt install -y ncdu

3. Run Ncdu and Save Output

After installing ncdu, run the following command to analyze your Google Drive storage and save the output to a text file:

!ncdu -o google_drive_ncdu.txt

This command will generate a detailed storage usage report and save it as google_drive_ncdu.txt.

4. Download the Output File

Once the command completes, you can download the google_drive_ncdu.txt file:

On the left sidebar of Google Colab, click on the Files tab.

Locate google_drive_ncdu.txt in the file list.

Click the three dots next to the file and select Download.