Everything you need to know about inodes

An inode is a data structure in a file system designed for Unix. Every inode holds the properties and data of the files, such as the object's data location and permissions. An individual inode represents each file and directory.

Not just ours, but all web hosting services globally have inodes limitations. In your Free2Host hosting account, you may view the total amount of inode limits that you have used. Please be aware that the inodes limits only track for files and directories. Databases and emails are not subject to the restrictions.

Why does everyone limit Inodes?

The load put on the disks increases with the number of inodes since it takes longer to look for files and directories. The response time and speed of all combined Free2Host web hosting accounts may be impacted by such a hindrance. As we offer shared hosting, Free2Host must optimally control the load.

What happens when inodes limit is reached?

If the limit is reached, your website will keep working. However, you may not be able to create more files/directories anywhere.

Decreasing inodes usage?

We completly understand that you may need to host large scripts with a large number of files and folders from time to time. There's no need to be cautious as long as your Inodes limit remains under 80%.

You only need to remove files and directories that you are not utilizing in order to reduce the amount of inodes used. Finding and deleting the addon domain directories you are not using is one method.

Certain directories, which hold details about your account, are immutable. Rest assured that their frequency is minimal and should not significantly affect the amount of inodes you use.