How did inode go up by 4 in a single day?

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How did inode go up by 4 in a single day? Before for past 1 month it was stuck at 771, now it’s at 775, see image below. What do I do to reduce it? I’ve read the artice about Inode system, yes, but i still don’t get it what I have to do to reduce it:/
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in simple terms an inode is a reference to a file or directory so the only way to reduce your inode count will be to delete some unused / temporary files and directories

please note that the the inode usage value is only updated every 8 hours (sometimes longer if the hosting is busy)

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Directory is the folder inside my main folder right?

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yeah directory = folder inside your main folder / sub folders etc

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So i have to decrease them? And do i decrease files inside each folder or not?

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You are well away from the limit, I don’t think you need to be worrying about it unless you plan on making a major change soon.

But yes, every folder and/or file you delete will remove one inode. Note that it takes up to 8 hours for the inode counter to update.

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Thanks. I was getting worried something wrong was going on my account:) I removed some files (around 50 of them that were useless imo, idk)

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And I have like 16k inodes, and you are worried with only 775😅

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I deleted like hundred to play safe​:face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth::face_with_hand_over_mouth: