<p>When working on a bunch of development projects, specifically JavaScript, drives can fill up pretty fast with useless data. The most common is the well known <code>node_modules</code> which can take multiple gigabytes on some projects. Unless you&#39;re working on these day to day, it can be a good idea to mass clear them out.</p>
<h2>Find all node_modules</h2>
<p>Assuming your code is stored in <code>~/src</code>:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-bash">find ~/src -name <span class="hljs-string">&quot;node_modules&quot;</span> -<span class="hljs-built_in">type</span> d -prune | <span class="hljs-built_in">tr</span> \\n \\0 | xargs -0 <span class="hljs-built_in">du</span> -chs</code></pre></div><h2>Delete all resources</h2>
<p>Make sure to check the paths above, the following command is not reversible:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-bash">find ~/src -name <span class="hljs-string">&#x27;node_modules&#x27;</span> -<span class="hljs-built_in">type</span> d -prune -<span class="hljs-built_in">print</span> -<span class="hljs-built_in">exec</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">rm</span> -rf <span class="hljs-string">&#x27;{}&#x27;</span> \;</code></pre></div><h2>Other directories</h2>
<p>As well as <code>node_modules</code>, there are other folders that can build up over time.</p>
<ul>
<li><code>.next</code> (nextjs)</li>
<li><code>.build</code> (serverless framework)</li>
<li><code>.serverless</code> (serverless framework)</li>
<li><code>dist</code> (webpack, npm)</li>
<li><code>tmp/cache</code> (ruby on rails)</li>
</ul>


When working on a bunch of development projects, specifically JavaScript, drives can fill up pretty fast with useless data. The most common is the well known `node_modules` which can take multiple gigabytes on some projects. Unless you're working on these day to day, it can be a good idea to mass clear them out.


## Find all node_modules

Assuming your code is stored in `~/src`:

```shell
find ~/src -name "node_modules" -type d -prune | tr \\n \\0 | xargs -0 du -chs
```



## Delete all resources

Make sure to check the paths above, the following command is not reversible:

```shell
find ~/src -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune -print -exec rm -rf '{}' \;
```



## Other directories

As well as `node_modules`, there are other folders that can build up over time.

- `.next` (nextjs)
- `.build` (serverless framework)
- `.serverless` (serverless framework)
- `dist` (webpack, npm)
- `tmp/cache` (ruby on rails)

Cleanup dev resources

Find all node_modules

Delete all resources

Other directories