How to reduce install by ~20GB

This guide will show you how to remove about 20GB of unnecessary language data from the games install folder.

Step 1: Locate the install folder

Find the folder where the game data is installed. For example, my install location is:

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online

Step 2: Delete the voice over files for your unused languages

In this folder there are three folders that hold the in-game voice over data. They are labled vo_de, vo_en, and vo_fr. If you are only playing the game in english, then you can keep the folder labled vo_en and delete the two other folders.










This will reduce the games folder size by about 20GB!

Step 3: Profit

Now go enjoy playing ESO with more space on your hard drive!

Before:












After:

[N1ght Shado]

Doesn't work. like all other games especially online launched games the files are re-installed as it detects missing files.

[Dhaell]

Cool but still cant launch the game anyway

[duke]

W

[Akatosh001]

Yep! It still works.

[Suigvvvtiyc]

does this still work???

[SosaL432]

i did that, and in the end i only ended up losing 20gb, how do i reclaim it

[Shunatei]

Just delete this entire game guys it's a 100gb of saved space and a countless hours saved for better games

[Lerch2000]

@RetroRogue, the process the original post claimed is true, if your game isn't running any longer then it was something you did on your end. Would suggest reading thru carefully and not deleting files on a whim.

[Death Korps]

I have been clicking on verify the 4th time now and it is not updating the files. RIP. Have to download the game all over again.

[Death Korps]

Do not uninstall those files. Your game won't start.