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Dersh Mar 29 @ 2:58am
List downloads by size to download instead of size of files to be patched
Lately I have noticed when I go to download updates they are no longer listed by the size to be download and are instead listed by size on disk of files to be modified/patched.

When I choose which downloads to do now, and which to save for overnight I typically queue up the smaller stuff for while im awake and the bigger updates 50-100+gb for overnight.

Currently the size next to an update is useless because it no longer is the size of the update needed to be downloaded, so now its impossible to know the size of the update until i start it and see oh that 110gb patch is really 1.5 gb and its 110gb of files being patched.

So it would be nice if Steam had an option in settings to once again display patch size to be downloaded instead of size to be patched so I can once again queue up the larger stuff for overnight.
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MechBFP Mar 31 @ 7:22am 
Ya this change is 100% one of the stupidest most illogical changes I have ever seen on Steam, and that is saying something given that this is Steam.
People use the download size specifically for that ALL THE TIME, so now I have no choice but to patch stuff at night because the download could be 70MB, or 64GB, who the hell knows?
Last edited by MechBFP; Mar 31 @ 7:23am
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Mr.Person Apr 2 @ 10:23am 
+1!
This Feature doesn't make any sense. Either show both (Download size/installation size) or show the download size.
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Thrak Apr 5 @ 8:23am 
+1 This has been bugging me for a while now. It makes no sense. At least give us an option to toggle it either way.
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MechBFP Apr 7 @ 6:41am 
It looks like Steam actually fixed this, my downloads are actually showing real download values again. A miracle has occured.
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Dersh Apr 7 @ 7:53am 
Originally posted by MechBFP:
It looks like Steam actually fixed this, my downloads are actually showing real download values again. A miracle has occured.

Does appear to be the case, ill be more sure later when more of my 620 games installed update themselves. I hope it stays fixed because that was one of the most useless changes they ever did showing everything by size of files to be modified...
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