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My Eve files getting pretty big..
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Dring Dingle
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-07-19 01:54:28 UTC

Short of a complete delete and fresh download (ha)

Is there stuff I can delete directly out of the folder that isnt used anymore?

http://gyazo.com/bfa4af1e4da0634fb6c12b4e219f7158 < stuff like that.

Or is 25 gb what it should be :P

o7
Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2014-07-19 01:55:28 UTC
Mine is bigger than yours. Lol

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Paranoid Loyd
#3 - 2014-07-19 02:27:53 UTC
Looks like you can just delete them

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Haaranovor tenn
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2014-07-19 03:21:06 UTC
I have three installs on one machine. Stop being miserly with HD purchases.
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#5 - 2014-07-19 05:09:35 UTC
you can delete .patch files. There is also an option in the launcher settings which will delete those automatically after successfull patching.

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Christina Project
Screaming Head in a Box.
#6 - 2014-07-19 11:13:12 UTC
Is it getting so big ...
... you can't fit it in anymore?

That's horrible! O:

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Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2014-07-19 12:29:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Caviar Liberta
Dring Dingle wrote:

Short of a complete delete and fresh download (ha)

Is there stuff I can delete directly out of the folder that isnt used anymore?

http://gyazo.com/bfa4af1e4da0634fb6c12b4e219f7158 < stuff like that.

Or is 25 gb what it should be :P

o7



2 words - patch files.

After the file has been DL'd and applied you really don't need to keep it any more.

-EDIT- thanks for noting the growing eve folder. I just opened up 5+ gb on my SSD.
Arec Bardwin
#8 - 2014-07-19 12:31:30 UTC
The oldest file in my EVE install directory is from 2008 !
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#9 - 2014-07-19 15:51:05 UTC
After a while you will also acquire a huge amount of logs. Seriously, gigabytes of text files. You might want to check that folder, too.

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isk4trade
Cogitation Mining and Industrial Trading
#10 - 2014-07-20 10:23:07 UTC
Eve logs every single word of text that you are able to read or type in all of Eve in all chat channels whether minimized or NOT ... , PMs etc etc etc whether minimized or NOT ... ,

They add up to a LOT and become HUGE after a while, especially if you park in a place like Jita often.

You will find them in your Documents/Eve/Logs file ... delete all logs, logs that you dont want to keep ... etc ...

... then turn off auto logging if you dont wish to keep records of all chats and other comms that your chars have access to ...

... in the escape menu I think ... forget where ...

me
Pix Severus
Empty You
#11 - 2014-07-20 11:49:31 UTC
You should keep all logs, it's fun going through them and reading conversations you had with your corp mates 4 years ago. Put them on a backup disc or something.

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