Is 84GB normal for a WoW folder?

[Deleted]

42GB here and that's a recent ish install.

[Deleted]

No it isn't, but I know why you have it like this. I used to have the same issue, because I was updating the same WoW folder since TBC. Back in WoD, the folder size reached absurd levels (around 76 GB), so I deleted it all and downloaded the game fresh, and I had like 37 GB or something.

What I advice is that if you can't download it all over, is to get it from someone on an external hard disk and copy into your computer.

[Shadow Fox]

doubt it, since Legion´s fresh installation have little over 40GB.

He may have his drive allocation increased for file compression.

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42GB here and that's a recent ish install.

I'm sitting at 40.9Gb myself, with addons on a recent reinstall for a refreshed 8.1 system.

[Deleted]

Post the size of your Data folder, not the entire WoW folder, as that one varies due to screenshots and addons.

[Raetary]

mine is only 50 GB

[Deleted]

My WoW folder is 41.5 GB

Close to mine

41.6GB Size
41.7GB Size on Disk

[BananaHandsB]

Probably an old ptr installed. WoW cleans it's patch files now after installation, but you may still have some old ones as well.

[Deleted]

Probably an old ptr installed. WoW cleans it's patch files now, but you may still have some old ones.

I'm fairly certain PTR installs to a completely separate folder.

[BananaHandsB]

I'm fairly certain PTR installs to a completely separate folder.

Should read the OPs replies, but I'll quote it for ya.

edit: Looks like my folder is only 42GB when I inspect it manually, but on the add/remove windows app it lists it as 84GB

Which is why I said it's probably an old PTR he didn't even realize he installed, since his wow folder is normal sized whereas windows shows it roughly twice the size on the add/remove list. It's possible to install accidentally through the launcher nowadays.

[Gaebryel Quintyne]

How do you guys get 42 GB? Please explain.

[Stormspark]

The filesystem Blizzard is using since 6.0 does not support garbage collection. So over time the folder will grow, the only thing you can do about it is to delete the data folder and run repair (which will redownload it). They claimed they were working on this and it would have garbage collection support by 6.1, but this did not ever happen and it was brushed under the rug along with the appear offline option.

[Panta]

WoW Porn

Or just simple regular good old porn.

[davesurfer]

Making some room on my SSD and deleting some games I don't play anymore, and noticed that my WoW folder is 84GB. I have some addons but probably not more then 1-2 GB worth. On the Legion main page it says the requirement is 45GB. Is this a normal size?

It's an illusion, what are you hiding?
Something's not quite right

[Jtbrig7390]

Which is why I said it's probably an old PTR he didn't even realize he installed, since his wow folder is normal sized whereas windows shows it roughly twice the size on the add/remove list. It's possible to install accidentally through the launcher nowadays.

Its not and I didn't have a PTR on my last install.

Reinstalling WoW lowered it to around 40gigs, but after awhile it went back to 82gig's from what windows showed.

Like some have said I think its the logs building up. It is something blizzard needs to look at.

[Sevarin]

if you do a lot of logs and never delete that file.... ive had mine over 40 gigs before just because lazy.

[Daedius]

Or just simple regular good old porn.

Vintage porn?

[Deleted]

Which is why I said it's probably an old PTR he didn't even realize he installed, since his wow folder is normal sized whereas windows shows it roughly twice the size on the add/remove list. It's possible to install accidentally through the launcher nowadays.

OK, I missed that edit. I read the OP and then replied sometime later to the thread without re-reading what had been posted and edited. Still, would the PTR show under the same installed program in the installed programs list? Either way, what that list shows is wholly insignificant and irrelevant. On my Win 7, it doesn't show the size to WoW, nor to most of the installed programs for that matter. The OP shouldn't even be looking at that list, and quite frankly, it's probably just one of the countless Windows 10 (I'm guessing) bugs if we're being honest.

In fact, the best thing would be to get a reliable third party tool if one really wants to know what is on the hard drive. Microsoft and Windows aren't exactly the most reliable when it comes to giving accurate readings.

Vintage porn?

What's the cutoff for "vintage"? Is it a number of years? Is it the change from high production value vs self-filmed handheld cam? Is it Brazilian wax vs au naturel?

Nevermind, rhetorical question. This is off-topic and not an allowed one at that.