Backup inodes number limit

Hello guys!
Recently i got an e-mail by my hosting provider ( Namecheap) that tells me that :

"your hosting account has reached 70% of its backup inodes number limit
Please monitor the performance of your account and make sure you do not get over 200000 limit if you want us to continue keeping a reserved copy of your account on our storage servers.

If number of inodes can't be kept within the specified limit we recommend you to set up regular backups for your hosting account using Backups option in cPanel or create an account with CodeGuard to have reserved copy of your data. These articles will guide you through the process of manual backup setup:".

Now as i am new to these topics, what should i do about it? I didn't update the website recently ( didn't upload anything) how come it reached 70%?
I used Updraftplus only once to create a back up of my site. I never used the backup service via my cpanel ( i don't know if Namecheap creates automatically a backup via c panel though...)

Any suggestion what should i do?

Thank you!

Hmmmm,
This email means that your hosting account has reached the 70% of the backup inodes (200000 - the limit of inodes that after which your hosting will be excluded from the regular server backups). Thus, you just need to take it into account and monitor the number of inodes of you want your hosting to be [resent in regular server backups.
the limit of inodes on there Shared hosting packages is 300000, thus when you reach 200000 inodes and higher, your hosting account is being excluded from the regular server backup made by Namecheap.

How did i reach that limit inodes, even i didnt upload anything on my website recently? What should i delete?
I cleared dhe cache with the plugin W3 and id did decreased the % form 65% to nearly 45%.
What else should i do?

You should remove unnecessary files from the server. inode refers to the number for files. Deleting post would not help you instead delete unnecessary files which include old cache, logs, images, scripts, etc.
there is a plugin in namecheap hosting which you can use to determine where you have more inodes. goto your cPanel and check inode usage plugin.
Second option is to buy a hosting without inode limits

I have a dropshipping store with about 300 products but all the images of the products are not stored on my host server...how come i reached the limit? I did not upload anything lately thats why i dont understand how i reached the limit.

auiu said:

I have a dropshipping store with about 300 products but all the images of the products are not stored on my host server...how come i reached the limit? I did not upload anything lately thats why i dont understand how i reached the limit.

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consult there support, they might help you identify it more clearly.

Ok thanks