Why does ark take up 120gbs of my storage but steams only downloading 38gbs

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like bro i want my 82gbs back for other games lol

[Graf Schokola]

Because of unpacking. With all maps ARK will take 250GB and more.

[lilmin2286]

guess u should invest in a better computer and not complain to a company about a game.. they dont give a crap if u have room or not lol

[Dj DNA]

bro you're lucky it takes 330GB for me

[Julgar]

EDIT: ...

[Splutty]

Originally posted by Julgar:

an update of 7gb here says not enough free space when i have 70 gb free also... @lilmin2286 shut up kid

Was that a question "Why does it take 70GB", because that can be explained easily. And telling others to shut up when they literally tell the truth is a bit dumb, don't you think?

The data you download is 7G, the space it needs to unpack and repack everything where that 7G of data goes is a lot more, so yes, then 70G can easily not be enough.

Good luck.

[Ƥдƈƈꝋ]

I just built a home server to run all DLCs with average mods and using debloated Win10..... I am sitting at over 600 GB used.

[Flyingbox]

Because file compression and then unpacking?

[Darkbolt{AWG}]

1TB HD 40$ best buy LOL......that is all.

[zerassar]

Originally posted by Julgar:

an update of 7gb here says not enough free space when i have 70 gb free also... @lilmin2286 shut up kid

7GB update does not mean 7 GB of files.
That is 7GB of changes to existing files that are much much bigger. During which, those files need to be backed up.

[Lori37]

Originally posted by Julgar:

an update of 7gb here says not enough free space when i have 70 gb free also... @lilmin2286 shut up kid

lilmin is right though.... buy a bigger HDD/SSD if the game won't fit on yours...

[cfowler7]

The way games are being made these days with advanced graphics and stuff it would be wise to invest in a bigger hard drive and an SSD card.