2.5 folder size

[Morat]

My DCS folder seems pretty massive, I was wondering if I could compare? If I've got a load of cruft here I'll delete and reinstall but I don't fancy a huge download just on the offchance.

 

So, I have 2.5open alpha only. No previous versions.

 

Three maps (Caucasian, NTTR and Normandy)

WW2 Asset Pack

Two purchased a/c A-10C and Spitfire IX

the normal default a/c.

 

No campaigns or mission packs.

 

No mods.

 

Folder size is currently 109Gb. Is that excessive? If it's about right, I'll just have bite the bullet and buy a bigger SSD because I can no longer update.

 

Thanks!

Morat

Edited April 2, 2018 by Morat

[Art-J]

With only two payware planes it should be lower, closer to 80-few or 90 gigs I guess.

 

Mine is 96 with 3 maps, all warbirds, both Korean birds, MiG-21, Mi-8 and WWII assets pack. No campaigns. I also recall reading, that absolutely-everything-install would be about 115-120 gigs big.

 

Check the folder for any "_downloads" (or whatever it was called) sub-folder, where some post-update temporary trash files could be left. Delete it. Then I would suggest running the cleanup command (open command window in "Bin" folder and type in dcs_updater.exe cleanup). That should in theory delete anything in the main game folder which shouldn't be there.

 

That being said, as you can see it's still going to be a hefty folder so sooner or later bigger SSD is going to be a must anyway.

Edited April 2, 2018 by Art-J

[Mr_sukebe]

Mine is around 100GB. All three maps and about 10 aircraft.

Have you ensured that you kept all mods in your saved games folder?

[Flappie]

My DCS folder seems pretty massive, I was wondering if I could compare? If I've got a load of cruft here I'll delete and reinstall but I don't fancy a huge download just on the offchance.

Use a software like SpaceSniffer and post us a screenshot of your DCS folder. Here is mine (I'm using an old version of SpaceMonger, hence the different GUI) :

 

 

 

My folder weighs 84 GBytes.

I own NTTR map, Ka-50, Mi-8, Huey, FC3, MiG-15bis, Viggen, Harrier, Mirage 2000 and A-10C.

Edited April 2, 2018 by Flappie

[Rudel_chw]

Thanks a lot ... incredible that such an old utility still Works 18 years after ... this is my DCS Folder, and I have all the maps, all the aircrafts and almost all the Campaigns:

 

 

 

 

So, the OP should run a DCS_Updater Cleanup, as most likely he has some old user mods installed in there :)