# How calculate size of apps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Applications\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574 "2026-07-10T09:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/smokey/32/133678_2.png) [@smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/smokey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/21 "2026-07-10T10:36:44Z")
This is handy to know thanks for the information, I didn’t even think it might be a different language ---
**Author:** ![smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/smokey/32/133678_2.png) [@smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/smokey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/22 "2026-07-10T10:38:26Z")
> [@wodsfortdragon](#): > > Ok, how clear ~/local directory correctly? I don’t think that all of this files needed? Only you can determine this, we are not looking at the system and what is safe to remove ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/23 "2026-07-10T10:38:48Z")
> [@wodsfortdragon](#): > > Ok, how clear ~/local directory correctly? I don’t think that all of this files needed? Really only a few things you can remove from that folder (fonts, Icons, Themes, your personal bin folder) Other than that you need to leave the rest of them as they are part of other programs that you use. ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/24 "2026-07-10T10:40:15Z")
> [@wodsfortdragon](#): > > how clear ~/local directory correctly? Are you sure you don’t mean ~/.local? Don’t clear this! Indiscriminately. ---
**Author:** ![Anilin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@Anilin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Anilin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/25 "2026-07-10T10:40:45Z")
You can remove things from apps you don’t have installed anymore. BTW go to `.config` too and do the same, you can find more things there. Also you can go to `.var/app` to remove leftover flatpak app data. ---
**Author:** ![smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/smokey/32/133678_2.png) [@smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/smokey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/26 "2026-07-10T10:41:46Z")
Check for leftovers from other programs you have had installed in the past, by your android studio post it seem you willingly download and run things so there maybe things leftover. But again only you can determine what is safe to remove and what is not, ---
**Author:** ![wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/wodsfortdragon/32/129525_2.png) [@wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/wodsfortdragon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/27 "2026-07-10T10:44:03Z")
Apps as VLC shows “Music” button for ~/Music folder. I want to place music in /mnt/Data/Documents/music. Is it will be normally works button music for apps as VLC if I just do `ln -s ~/Music /mnt/Data/Documents/music` ? ---
**Author:** ![wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/wodsfortdragon/32/129525_2.png) [@wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/wodsfortdragon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/28 "2026-07-10T10:50:00Z")
Also what in ~/.var directory? It takes 8 GB ---
**Author:** ![smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/smokey/32/133678_2.png) [@smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/smokey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/29 "2026-07-10T10:50:18Z")
This is a completely different thing, but last time I used VLC just open the directory, not file Question to you, are you looking up answers for yourself at all? This is a good skill to have when running linux. You are becoming a help vampire and it is tiring. I don’t mean to offend but yer I am not going to look for answers if you aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Anilin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@Anilin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Anilin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/30 "2026-07-10T10:57:39Z")
Normally `.var` is used for flatpak app data. ---
**Author:** ![wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/wodsfortdragon/32/129525_2.png) [@wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/wodsfortdragon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/31 "2026-07-10T10:57:40Z")
I did this command: ` ln -s ~/Music /mnt/Data/Documents/music` and `ln -s /mnt/data/Документы/Music ~/Music/ ` but it does not works for me ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/32 "2026-07-10T11:00:28Z")
clean up your link So you want Music Linked to the ~ folder do this `ln -s /mnt/data/Documents/music ~/` ---
**Author:** ![wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/wodsfortdragon/32/129525_2.png) [@wodsfortdragon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/wodsfortdragon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/33 "2026-07-10T11:07:07Z")
still ~/Music folder don’t have symlink ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574/34 "2026-07-10T11:23:59Z")
then you will need to make the music in Documents Capital. Linux is Case Sensitive. Sounds like to me you have a lot of reading to do about Linux, The File System, and the basics. Please learn about where things are stored and Why. Also please learn how to search the official repos and the AUR for packages not just download stuff of the internet. Here is a great place to start. > **[ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Main_page)** [Previous page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-calculate-size-of-apps/80574.md?page=1)