# All inodes used?

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [December 5, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177 "2023-12-05T17:52:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anon12294892](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon12294892/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon12294892](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon12294892)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177/1 "2023-12-05T17:52:57Z")

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### Website URL

([http://allenkll.infinityfreeapp.com](http://allenkll.infinityfreeapp.com))

### Error Message

#### The hosting platform returned an error message while trying to process your request. Please try again or try making the change through the control panel. The error returned is: It appears your account has fully used it’s inode allocation, you will need to delete files to reduce inodes before the script installer will work, or upgrade to [premium hosting](https://www.infinityfree.com/premium/) where we offer over 400,000 inodes !

### Other Information

I LITERALLY have nothing installed on this site and never had. I made the account. Attempted to install mediawiki with softaculous, but it failed. I have zero files in my directory, and one folder called .cpanel, which I can’t delete.

I checked cpanel and it says: Inodes Used: 100 % (30395 of 30019)

This must be a bug? or is it a way to prevent anyone from actually getting any free hosting? I’m going to assume bug.

Does anyone have a work around for this bug?

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**Author:** ![ChrisPAR](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/chrispar/32/8743_2.png) [@ChrisPAR](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/ChrisPAR)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177/2 "2023-12-05T18:31:30Z")

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MediaWiki is unfortunately too large for free hosting, so the inode limit you are seeing is most likely correct. Try removing the attempted installation from Softaculous, or check the `.cpanel` contents and see if you can delete those. Keep in mind that the inode counter is updated every 8 hours, so the fastest solution if the previously mentioned steps do not help might be to create a new hosting account and start over.

> [@Inode limit on free hosting](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/what-does-the-inode-limit-mean/49331):
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> Your control panel shows an inode counter that tracks how many files and folders you have on your hosting account. If you’re seeing high inode usage or approaching the limit, don’t panic. Most websites use many inodes, and this is completely normal. Should I be worried about my inode usage? For most websites, high inode usage is expected and not a problem: Normal usage: 40-60% of your inode limit is typical for websites with WordPress, plugins, themes, or multiple sites. Large software install…

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**Author:** ![anon12294892](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon12294892/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon12294892](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon12294892)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177/3 "2023-12-07T20:55:17Z")

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Thank you for the information. Looking at Softaculous, how can I tell what I can and cannot load?

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**Author:** ![KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/kangjl/32/12130_2.png) [@KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/KangJL)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177/4 "2023-12-08T02:20:11Z")

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Nobody can tell. You can only try

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/all-inodes-used/87177/5 "2023-12-15T02:20:12Z")

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