Note to users uninstalling

[Sylvaa]

Be sure to manually go into your AppData folder and delete the Colossal Order folder, for some stupid reason they decided to take up 35gb on boot, that ISN'T removed on uninstall, for reasons...

Mine was C:\Users\<PC name>\AppData\LocalLow

[Andy]

The folder was there on my PC, but it only had 300MB of junk in it.

[sternenstaub70]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Sylvaa:

for some stupid reason

It's the same reason as with most other programs which gets uninstalled. Most of them leave their data on AppData for a very simple reason:

If you re-install the program, your old settings are already available.
I guess, that's how Microsoft wanted this to be when they "invented" that directory structure.

That's the reason why programs like cleandisk and other cleaning tools exist.

[Major Kudos™]

Wait, stop! Your save folder is in there! It can be very big for a very good reason!

Delete everything else in there but save the saves.
OMG, think before posting advice like this.

[AIRwolf79]

Good advice if you want to delete everything including your save files. I just checked this because I am unable to even get to the loading screen ATM.

Thought I will have a play before posting how dreadful it was. Three hours of mind numbing boredom is what i achieved. I went back to test again and what do ya know. It will not even load back in now.

[jazix]

Nice, mine was left over from that free weekend a while back, with >7GB of packs. Why am I not surprised this isn't removed after an uninstall.

[rsturgeon]

I followed your advice uninstalled the one file and was able to run the program. I was able to start over laying roads water and sewer and electricity plus industrial commercial and homes
the problem i see is i was able to save game but when i exited the games it took a dumpster dive and had to give it the three finger salute.

[Challenger™]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Major Kudos™:

Wait, stop! Your save folder is in there! It can be very big for a very good reason!

Delete everything else in there but save the saves.
OMG, think before posting advice like this.

I ALWAYS keep an updated back up of ALL my saves and .png's of my screenshots on removable drive.

CS can come or go. Either way I'm protected.

[TheKillerChicken]

Do NOT just mindlessly delete anything on the file system.

[Sylvaa]

Diposting pertama kali oleh TheKillerChicken:

Do NOT just mindlessly delete anything on the file system.

Deleting 47gb of assets is not "mindlessly deleting anything on the file system" It is getting rid of bloat that should not even be in the file system.

General users need to know that this game takes up huge amounts of space, even if they uninstall it, otherwise they will have space taken up for the lifetime of the windows installation. It is borderline malicious software. Like some sort of revenge for uninstalling. A complete mess, and I am pretty sure is the reason for half the crashes, if people have filled up c:

Where does it end, 100gb, 150gb on boot? It's at 47gb now, after just a handful of asset packs.

[Caprea]

Other games/software also store on C. But I do not mind, only a third of that drive is occupied so far. And other games/programs also leave files behind, especially those made with it.
It is just something one should always have in mind and look out for, not only in this case.

[Sylvaa]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Caprea:

Other games/software also store on C. But I do not mind, only a third of that drive is occupied so far. And other games/programs also leave files behind, especially those made with it.
It is just something one should always have in mind and look out for, not only in this case.

Save games, user settings, yes.

Mods. Absolutely not. I know of no other game that stores mods/expansions in the file system. They are usually stored in the root directory of the game, wherever the user chooses that to be.

[General Zod ™]

Careful, that directory has all your important save and more. I wouldn't touch it unless I AM REALLY LEAVING THE GAME FOREVER and EVER, are you? If so it's fine to delete.

[Caprea]

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Diposting pertama kali oleh Caprea:

Other games/software also store on C. But I do not mind, only a third of that drive is occupied so far. And other games/programs also leave files behind, especially those made with it.
It is just something one should always have in mind and look out for, not only in this case.

Save games, user settings, yes.

Mods. Absolutely not. I know of no other game that stores mods/expansions in the file system. They are usually stored in the root directory of the game, wherever the user chooses that to be.

Steam install - without being told otherwise explicitly - all games on C. Therefore the "normal" place for the root of a game will be on C.