Linux file system showing 100% used

My linux file system is showing 100% used but i am not having that much of files in it. Is it because cache files. How to fix it?
BTW i am using manjaro linux xfce.

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@bava @Abhiram Shibu can you guys answer this?

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Try using ncdu to see where the space is really used

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Ya thanks for that. I actually figured out the issue. Using ncdu only shows the storage used in the home directory. Using " [ICODE]ncdu -x / [/ICODE]" shows the storage used by the whole directory.
and I Identified the proplem was using a software called “timeshift” which its purpose is to backup data. And its automatic backup option was on and all my data has been backuping in background on a 2-3 day base over and over.
I deleted the unnecessary backups and changed the backup routine option to once in a month.

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wow

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