Open Beta 13.7gb, normal 1.2.8 just 7,3gb?

[tovivan]

Why was Open Beta a so much bigger download than the final release version - what are the differences? Which version is recommended to use, an updated-to-final-release installation of Open Beta or a 1.2.7 updated to 1.2.8?

 

Thanks

[outlawal2]

Why was Open Beta a so much bigger download than the final release version - what are the differences? Which version is recommended to use, an updated-to-final-release installation of Open Beta or a 1.2.7 updated to 1.2.8?

 

Thanks

 

Did you install all of the same modules for both of them? (Thinking you may have installed planes in the beta but have not installed them in the final version and that is the reason for the large size difference..)

Just a thought..

[tovivan]

Well, looking at the DCS website right this minute the 1.2.8 release (clean new install) is 7.32gb. When I downloaded the Open Beta when it first came out at the beginning of April it was 13.7gb. Both were clean, new and bare installs of just DCSW, no modules.

 

Is it possible that files in the smaller install are compressed, while in Open Beta were "loose files" and that's why only half the size?

[txmtb]

My installs are 16.4 for the Beta and 15.6 for the regular. All modules except Mi-8 installed, no mods installed. Difference is there are 2 more _backup directories in the Beta install.

[tovivan]

My installs are 16.4 for the Beta and 15.6 for the regular. All modules except Mi-8 installed, no mods installed. Difference is there are 2 more _backup directories in the Beta install.

 

Strange, I don't have any _backup directory. Only _downloads with size 98.6kb.

[txmtb]

They might be JSGME related. I did forget to deduct 1Gb of files that are in my _Mods directory that JSGME uses. They were not applied, but were still in the DCS World directory on both installs.