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prayth
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2015-05-16 22:23:54 UTC  |  Edited by: prayth
Hiya,

OS: Windows 7 x64
Not really a issue or need of a workaround so posted it here, just curious if my install looks normal. During virus scans or backups it takes a *very* long time on the ccp directory presumably due to the number of files. (It has more files than the OS)

note: Wiped all Eve installs prior to new Download-on-Demand (DoD) client. Client is set to download all resource files and delete patches after use. (Don't really want to move it to a SSD)

c: ssd (OS/ user profiles)
d: (traditional HDD , EVE install)

Directory of D:\Program Files (x86)\ccp

03/29/2015 10:46 PM DIR .
03/29/2015 10:46 PM DIR ..
05/12/2015 07:13 PM DIR EVE
05/16/2015 10:46 AM DIR EVE Test
05/16/2015 10:46 AM DIR SharedCache

Total Files Listed:
91697 File(s) 20,952,752,146 bytes
926 Dir(s) 143,182,958,592 bytes free

edit * for clarification I just needed to know if the number of files appears normal

Thanks much - Brian
Commissar Kate
Kesukka
#2 - 2015-05-16 22:31:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Commissar Kate
prayth wrote:
Hiya,

OS: Windows 7 x64
Not really a issue or need of a workaround so posted it here, just curious if my install looks normal. During virus scans or backups it takes a *very* long time on the ccp directory presumably due to the number of files. (It has more files than the OS)

note: Wiped all Eve installs prior to new Download-on-Demand (DoD) client. Client is set to download all resource files and delete patches after use. (Don't really want to move it to a SSD)

c: ssd (OS/ user profiles)
d: (traditional HDD , EVE install)

Directory of D:\Program Files (x86)\ccp

03/29/2015 10:46 PM DIR .
03/29/2015 10:46 PM DIR ..
05/12/2015 07:13 PM DIR EVE
05/16/2015 10:46 AM DIR EVE Test
05/16/2015 10:46 AM DIR SharedCache

Total Files Listed:
91697 File(s) 20,952,752,146 bytes
926 Dir(s) 143,182,958,592 bytes free

edit * for clarification I just needed to know if the number of files appears normal

Thanks much - Brian

Looks about right, my Eve folder has 75,000 files at 15.6GB

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Sniper Smith
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2015-05-17 00:43:20 UTC
Download on Demand means CCP has split up a lot of files that would normally have been packed together, into individual files that can be downloaded, or upgraded, as needed.. Hence a LOT more files than there were originally.

Scans are a downside, but it leads to better ingame performance, and less downloading of everything time and time again.
Velarra
#4 - 2015-05-17 03:02:31 UTC
Sniper Smith wrote:
it leads to better ingame performance, and less downloading of everything time and time again.


Phenomenally when the Shared Cache is stored entirely in a ram disk.
prayth
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-05-17 03:29:35 UTC
Thanks very much for the responses. I guess I am normal after all.
Eve Solecist
Shitt Outta Luck - GANKING4GOOD
#6 - 2015-05-17 10:29:17 UTC
CCPs file management is completely nuts and nonsense.
Yes, someone has to say it.

There is no reason why all these shitton of static files
can not instead be moved into one, static, file and accessed that way.
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