WOW Folder is over 8GB

optimus · 30 May 2007 at 17:07

Any ideas if I can remove anything?

How are you supposed to back it up? copy it to another machine at the size?

Phalanx · 30 May 2007 at 17:17

it's quite a big game, mines 7.6gb

I tried deleting the folders in "patches" but i couldn't log in afterwards so apart from your screenshots and your interface addons I don't think there's much you can do

FrostedNipple · 30 May 2007 at 17:22

why do you need to back it up anyway??? :confused:

Marky · 30 May 2007 at 17:30

My folder is 7.12GB in size =\

Skunkworks · 30 May 2007 at 17:46

Out of curiosity I just checked mine after reading this thread. It's 11.6gb! Do I win a prize?

AtreuS · 30 May 2007 at 17:50

9.3GB here so yours sounds normal.

Marky · 30 May 2007 at 17:59

I spose if you have any WoW mods it'd be bigger - But since I only recently re-installed WoW, I am 7.12GB - since yours is bigger, maybe you have mods installed?

Nymins · 30 May 2007 at 18:06

Mines only like 4.62GB with it fully patched up. No mods or addons mind you.

TheBrooder · 30 May 2007 at 18:24

4.6 gb here too, maybe coz I don't take gay screenshots

optimus · 30 May 2007 at 18:39

FrostedNipple said:
why do you need to back it up anyway???

What happens when you loose your disk etc?

Do you have re-install the base installation then download all the patches again?...it'll take days.

theo · 30 May 2007 at 18:40

6.68gb here with expansion aswell, although i do (not) need to download the new patch so i win yet kind of cheated

annoying though as there are eight cds to install it all from

Azagoth · 30 May 2007 at 18:50

8Gb, is that all? My FS2004 folder weighs in at 24Gb!

Tom1138 · 30 May 2007 at 18:58

I think your pretty much safe to delete the patches, if you fully uninstall the game it will leave them behind (over 1gb for me and thats only from 2006 patches). If you completely wipe it away and reinstall, the WoW patch will most likey download a huge increment file (but less people means quicker DL) like 1.2.0 (i think) to 2.0.1 then the additional patches from BC.

When i got rid of wow then reinstalled it again i got a patch from 1.2.0 to 1.6.0 and that was around 4-500mb then.

Down1oader · 30 May 2007 at 19:31

Azagoth said:
8Gb, is that all? My FS2004 folder weighs in at 24Gb!

seriously?? is that with the high resolution map pack you can download?

Ross1234 · 30 May 2007 at 19:34

with map packs for FSX it goes over 100gb

Down1oader · 30 May 2007 at 19:38

Ross1234 said:
with map packs for FSX it goes over 100gb

thats INSANE! i must get it just to try that out!!!

Pixel · 30 May 2007 at 19:39

Too many .tga screenshots?

::: CooliceT :: · 30 May 2007 at 19:50

my steam folder is just under 20gig :/

Azagoth · 30 May 2007 at 19:53

Down1oader said:
seriously?? is that with the high resolution map pack you can download?

No that's without any scenery files, just the sim and addon aircraft. All my terrain and scenery are located on a seperate partition and come in at around the 80Gb mark.

Deleted User 234324 · 30 May 2007 at 19:54

If you have played on the test realm at all then your wow folder will be close to 10Gb in size as it duplicates data and then patches it for the test realm, that can be deleted.

Game fully patched up for TBC should be around 6Gb though afaik. 4.6Gb for WoW and an addition 1.5Gb for BC.