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CyberBeast Nov 27, 2021 @ 11:01am
What's the difference between Installed and Downloaded in new downloads UI?
Guys im a little confused with the new downloads UI, What's the difference between Installed and Downloaded and there is a 5GB and 14GB which one is the actual game size? https://imgur.com/a/mQt7PPr
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Originally posted by Nx Machina:
In the image you posted two processes are happening.

Downloaded at this point in time (the image) 561mb of a 5.8gb UPDATE to the game.

Patched 2.1gb of the game install 14gb - from the 5.8gb update which is still downloading.

Note: The game install (14gb) may increase in size after completion of both processes.


EDIT due to post #4

or to put it another way - the game install size is 14gb, 5.8gb is an update to the game, the 5.8gb update will be integrated in the game install (14gb) and the game size may increase after the update has been patched into the game.
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rawWwRrr Nov 27, 2021 @ 11:24am 
The files that you download are compressed to save on bandwidth. During installation, they will be decompressed to their actual install size.
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Nx Machina Nov 27, 2021 @ 11:31am 
In the image you posted two processes are happening.

Downloaded at this point in time (the image) 561mb of a 5.8gb UPDATE to the game.

Patched 2.1gb of the game install 14gb - from the 5.8gb update which is still downloading.

Note: The game install (14gb) may increase in size after completion of both processes.


EDIT due to post #4

or to put it another way - the game install size is 14gb, 5.8gb is an update to the game, the 5.8gb update will be integrated in the game install (14gb) and the game size may increase after the update has been patched into the game.
Last edited by Nx Machina; Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:45pm
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Zukabazuka Nov 27, 2021 @ 11:34am 
The patching might not add much when ever it has to patch a big file that sits on 4gb it will count that entire size. If it touch more bigger files it will add them too. So it might look it adds a lot more GB but it doesn't add that much really.
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CyberBeast Nov 27, 2021 @ 11:52am 
Originally posted by rawWwRrr:
The files that you download are compressed to save on bandwidth. During installation, they will be decompressed to their actual install size.
I still don't know which one is the actual game size, also when i go to the library it shows the dowloanded 5gb not the 14gb why?
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Nx Machina Nov 27, 2021 @ 12:16pm 
Originally posted by CyberBeast:
I still don't know which one is the actual game size, also when i go to the library it shows the dowloanded 5gb not the 14gb why?

Please read post #2
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CyberBeast Nov 27, 2021 @ 12:39pm 
Originally posted by Nx Machina:
Originally posted by CyberBeast:
I still don't know which one is the actual game size, also when i go to the library it shows the dowloanded 5gb not the 14gb why?

Please read post #2
Thank you so much, basically the downloaded is updates for the game, not the actual size of the game, But as you said it may increase the size of it after finishing installation, Thanks
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Nx Machina Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:33pm 
Originally posted by CyberBeast:
Thank you so much, basically the downloaded is updates for the game, not the actual size of the game, But as you said it may increase the size of it after finishing installation, Thanks

Your welcome.
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