An inode is a data structure used to keep information about a file on
your hosting account. The number of inodes indicates the number of files
and folders you have. This includes everything on your account, emails,
files, folders, anything you store on the server.
Shared and Reseller There is currently an limit of 100,000 - 250,000 inodes on our shared accounts.
What is the 100,000 / 250,000 inode limit? Shared
and Reseller servers only allow 100,000 files per cPanel. This is a
"Soft Limit" meaning that while the limit is reached, you will still be
able to upload files. However once the account passes the 100,000 file
threshold it will no longer be included in our weekly backups.
Additionally, if the account happens to exceed 250,000 files then it
will be in violation of our Terms of Service and can result in possible
suspension.
TOS Inode violations can consist of the following (however not limited to): - Continuously publishing and deleting large numbers of files (i.e. 10,000+). - If the web hosting or reseller account exceeds 250,000 inodes.