This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-system-settings - 0.3+16.04.20160226-0ubuntu1
--------------- ubuntu-system-settings (0.3+16.04.20160226-0ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium * Subtract amount used by apps when computing otherSize (LP: #1524424) -- Ken VanDine <ken.vand...@canonical.com> Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:32:49 +0000 ** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to click in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1524424 Title: Storage computations are incorrect Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in click package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The other files count on the storage page appears to be much larger than it really is, reporting 15 to 2.0 GB on most devices. The files in .cache and .local should be counted as part of the Used by apps total Other should subtract the amount used by apps property real otherSize: diskSpace - freediskSpace - usedByUbuntu - backendInfo.moviesSize - backendInfo.picturesSize - backendInfo.audioSize with these changes the counts are correct Used by Ubuntu varies greatly between devices: mako shows 5.1 GB krrilin shows 3.4 GB, Arale 1 shows 5.4 GB Arale 2 shows 2.9 GB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1524424/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp