UncleJunkie Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Hello all, I decided to wipe and reinstall DCS Steam Open Beta after it started crashing a lot. Previously I had switched to stable and then switched back to beta. However I started getting a lot of random crashing so I wanted a clean slate install. I have 4 modules - FC3, F14, Syria and Persian Gulf. Original size on disk ~ 120GB Steam download was 98GB Got up in the morning and it said 'ready to play' but when I clicked play it came up with an error and said a file was missing. It immediately reset the download to 32GB out of 98GB. The folder size at this point was 135GB. I got up this morning to an error that said 'not enough disk space'. So I wiped the failed install again and clicked install. Except now it says the download size is 179GB (and beyond the max possible space I could clear up on my SSD). Anyone else having issues with wildly changing install sizes?? Why would a game that was just installed at 120GB now take up 179GB?? How much does other peoples install take up? Doesn't make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 My install is about 300GB. All maps, load of modules. No Steam, no fuzz when doing a repair.Not a huge advise I know.Cheers! Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, UncleJunkie said: Why would a game that was just installed at 120GB now take up 179GB?? The 120 GB install is for the base install, Syria on it's own takes another ~52 GB of space. 22 hours ago, UncleJunkie said: How much does other peoples install take up? Doesn't make any sense. It makes total sense, I own more modules than you but if I add up the sizes of the modules you own, I get a very similar size 72.3 GB DCS Base (models, weapons, data base, liveries, etc. 0.9 GB (924 MB) 2 free aircraft (Su-25T and TF-51D) 16.3 GB Caucasus 1.5 GB Flaming Cliffs 3.6 GB F-14 33.2 GB Persian Gulf 51.6 GB Syria ===================== 179.4 GB TOTAL INSTALL I use Symbolic Links (symlinks) to move the larger maps from my M.2 system drive to another SSD, perhaps you can do something similar ? Edited June 2, 2021 by Ramsay Add F-14 to list i9 9900K @4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 My current DCS install (OB on Steam) uses about 242 GB. The most intensive space users are the maps, of course: Syria: 51,64 GB NTTR: 34,22 GB PG: 33,23 GB Normandy: 15,42 GB Tech: WW2 Assets Pack: 5,58 GB SC: 752,43 MB CA: 125,85 MB Planes: F-14A/B: 3,61 GB A-10C II: 1,87 GB A-10C: 1,44 GB FC3: 1,37 GB F-16C: 1,06 GB Ka-50: 995,23 MB F/A-18C: 832,45 MB UH-1H: 622,87 MB The rest is used by the DCS core and purchased campaigns. 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 @UncleJunkieIf you don't know already, you can configure Steam to install a specific game onto another drive (howto). Mind that you need a fast drive to store DCS, since it does loads a lot of file when playing. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugel Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 18 hours ago, UncleJunkie said: I have 4 modules - FC3, F14, Syria and Persian Gulf. I have Syria, Persian Gulf, A-10 C II and Huey, and my folder size is exactly 179 GB as well. So it seems correct to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJunkie Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Thanks for the input. After some messing around it seems to be a glitch with steam. I wiped it out again and set it to just download the game and aircraft, leaving the scenery out (as it said it would fit). After 1 minute it showed installed, but with Persian Gulf installed (Steam thinks it isn't installed). Still 130GB. I can now select Syria to install and it seems to think it will fit on my HD again. Very odd but again, seems to be a Steam glitch not DCS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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