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Hidden files in Disk Usage Analyzer

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Mar 15, 202617533 views
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Problem

How do I get Ubuntu's "Disk Usage Analyzer" to show me the hidden files? It tells me my home dir uses 3GB, but only accounts for 525MB (the results of ). Can I get it to show me the other files that are using the space?

Error Output

du -shc *

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Fix for: Hidden files in Disk Usage Analyzer

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You can use this (it does not match files with a single letter after the '.') wikipedia also mentions a regex style usage which should work for every file/folder name

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