Please no more 180Gb+ updates

[invisi-wall2]

Hi,

As much as I appreciate the continual developments and updates, the size of DCS is getting to a point where it might not fit on to a reasonably priced SSD drive, let along the download speed and size.

I know, first world problems...but if I could request breaking up the updates into more reasonable size for those of us that are download speed, time and SSD space challenged.

[Hiob]

The size of the update is determined by how many modules and terrain you have active in you installation. You can easily reduce the size for both (current size on SSD AND patch download size) be deactivating the modules and maps you don't currently need.

Patches can become very large in size when maps are made over, which in the recent patch were a frickin lot. Sinai, Caucasus, SA, all got new textures.

Unless you want to miss out on updates to the maps, I fear there is not much one can do about the patch size apart from the above.

[silverdevil]

5 hours ago, invisi-wall2 said:

Hi,

As much as I appreciate the continual developments and updates, the size of DCS is getting to a point where it might not fit on to a reasonably priced SSD drive, let along the download speed and size.

I know, first world problems...but if I could request breaking up the updates into more reasonable size for those of us that are download speed, time and SSD space challenged.

haha. mine was over 300. we have no choice except wait. as @Hiob stated, it is based on AC and terrains you have.

Edited September 19 by silverdevil

[Czar]

1. Uninstall the maps that are being updated.
2. Update your sim.
3. Reinstall the maps.

Will will reduce the space needed for large number of maps updated at once like one this patch.

5 hours ago, Hiob said:

You can easily reduce the size for both (current size on SSD AND patch download size) be deactivating the modules and maps you don't currently need.

You need to uninstall. Not just flip the switch on module manager.

Updating a map will download a lot of data first, which will occupy space beyond the currently installed map(s) files, and only then it will patch the data into the current installation. This will require a lot of space to do.

Doing the steps above will relieve your system to need such space for the patch.
It will use a lot of bandwidth regardless.

Edited September 19 by Czar

[MAXsenna]

Six maps were updated this time. If every one of those maps are installed. Obviously the update is gonna be huge. Imagine if Normandy 2.0 also was updated this time.

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[Pulstar]

I wonder if I set deny-write permissions to DLC skins would the updater still work or fail, because why have large textures for planes you do not own? Even Wart Thunder has a simple option to keep focus on which assets pertain more to your playstyle

[Kuky]

Yeah... what you gonna do? I bought at first 2x 1TB M2 drives thinking 1TB would be enough for DCS... within 1 week it was... well full  So I bought another 2TB M2 drive for DCS and moved it all over, now with 1 new aircraft module (MiG-29A Fulcrum) and I am trying out the South Atlantic map (which is pretty good I must say so I intend to buy it once I have bit of money left again) I am again down to ~850GB left on this 2TB drive.

So, solution to your "problem" is just uninstall modules you no longer use, aircraft and terrains and you'll save on space and DL data when DCS gets updates.