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Lex · Dec 28, 2006, 02:06 AM // 02:06

In this thread Gaile said:

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I was asked about this earlier, and here's the official response from Mike O'Brien: The full Gw.dat file size is currently about 2.7 GB. Anyone whose Gw.dat file is larger than that is suffering from an old bug where space wasn't being reused efficiently. That bug was fixed in March. People with larger Gw.dat files should see them stay the same or slowly shrink over time.

But it was a few months ago. What is the official size of GW.dat file now?

Before Wintersday event, mine was like 3450MB, now it's like 3650MB - so +200MB during last week...

Rakeris · Dec 28, 2006, 02:16 AM // 02:16

Haha, I just redownloaded it all, and mine is over 6GB...Woot?

Whiplashr · Dec 28, 2006, 06:37 AM // 06:37

Hmm, I redownloaded all mine about a month ago, and played actively since then, and mine is 3.52gb.

Lex · Dec 28, 2006, 08:43 AM // 08:43

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Originally Posted by Rakeris

Haha, I just redownloaded it all, and mine is over 6GB...Woot?

hmm.. wierd

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Originally Posted by Whiplashr

Hmm, I redownloaded all mine about a month ago, and played actively since then, and mine is 3.52gb.

Close to mine then.

Njaiguni Blaze · Dec 28, 2006, 09:41 AM // 09:41

Everyone's .dat file is different. Mine is 4.38 GB atm. It all comes down in wether you download it all in one go, or let it be updated everytime you log in or zone to an area. You can try to make it smaller by uinstalling, and when you reinstall it, as soon as it starts downloading, close the program. Then right click the shortcut, select Properties and put in " -image" at the end of the command line. In a way the command line will look like: "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image
This will download everything in one time and then will close the program. To play the game, delete the -image part and you are ready to go.

Rakeris · Dec 28, 2006, 02:01 PM // 14:01

That is what I did Njaiguni, was quite strange. I was going to try it again next time I go to the local net cafe. (As I'm on dial up) Hopefully it won't be so big...

Lex · Dec 28, 2006, 05:29 PM // 17:29

@Njaiguni Blaze: I know the way to download full image

but

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Originally Posted by Njaiguni Blaze

You can try to make it smaller by uinstalling

as you see here

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Originally Posted by Rakeris

Haha, I just redownloaded it all, and mine is over 6GB...Woot?

why reinstall makes it.. hmm.. bigger in some cases?

My case is similar to Whiplashr's one.

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Originally Posted by Whiplashr

Hmm, I redownloaded all mine about a month ago, and played actively since then, and mine is 3.52gb.

I didnt do -image (as him) but I play GW a lot: 4-5h/day on average since 1st GW's release - I have all three continents explored.

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Originally Posted by Rakeris

That is what I did Njaiguni, was quite strange. I was going to try it again next time I go to the local net cafe. (As I'm on dial up) Hopefully it won't be so big...

Yes, this is really weird. I've heard about some bug (which makes dat file larger) but it should have been already corrected in March (according to what Gaile said).

Njaiguni Blaze · Dec 28, 2006, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Maybe it was installed from the cd? I dunno. Why does it matter, if I may ask?

Linda Heartilly · Dec 28, 2006, 06:30 PM // 18:30

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Originally Posted by Njaiguni Blaze

Maybe it was installed from the cd? I dunno. Why does it matter, if I may ask?

Don't be like that... everyone can understand that 4 is greater than 3 and that that, combined with the fact that not everyone runs 4x600GB in RAID2, makes it matter to some people.

Lex · Dec 28, 2006, 06:40 PM // 18:40

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Originally Posted by Linda Heartilly

combined with the fact that not everyone runs 4x600GB in RAID2, makes it matter to some people.

You get my point. I'm on 20GB HDD

and dont have plans to upgrade now - I have a lot of other expenses.

I still have a few GB of free space but just looking at this file

When I did full install of GW for first time it was like/below 1GB

logan90 · Dec 28, 2006, 07:21 PM // 19:21

I've got a 3.31GB GW.dat, and that inlcudes every file fully downloaded and decompressed using -image. I would say that is probably pretty close to the official size. I only reinstalled 2 months ago so I probably don't have previous events as they were probably removed from the download server after they finished, which could be the extra you have.

aeroclown · Dec 28, 2006, 09:21 PM // 21:21

3.58 been installed since the First World Preview Event of chapter 1

sykoone · Dec 28, 2006, 09:36 PM // 21:36

I use the -image switch at every update (even the minor ones) to keep load times down, and my dat file is at 2.93.

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Dec 28, 2006, 11:05 PM // 23:05

I'm at ~2.8GB after an "-image" download.

Fluffyx · Dec 29, 2006, 03:42 AM // 03:42

2.8gb After a clean install on my new laptop. This was through the Nightfall CDs.

Relambrien · Dec 29, 2006, 03:50 AM // 03:50

2.9GB here, after a full reinstall around early October, I think, with -image. And every update thereafter with -image as well.

Gimme Money Plzkthx · Dec 29, 2006, 03:51 AM // 03:51

3.168 GB, never used -image.

shivanSoule · Dec 29, 2006, 03:59 AM // 03:59

2.77 GB, reinstalled last month with -image.

Njaiguni Blaze · Dec 29, 2006, 04:18 AM // 04:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linda Heartilly

Don't be like that... everyone can understand that 4 is greater than 3 and that that, combined with the fact that not everyone runs 4x600GB in RAID2, makes it matter to some people.

Well, I wouldn't call 70 GB that much neither. And the stats of my PC aren't all that, but I can play fine. If i knew this was about a 20GB harddrive I would know more. But anyways, as you see, someone did an image install with the NF cd and got it to 2.8. Good luck.

-.- · Dec 29, 2006, 06:10 AM // 06:10

3.56 GB is what mine is at.