I was wondering after a long conversation with someone today, does my Guild Wars data file have useless files in it? I have been playing Guild Wars well... a lot. For 9 months now. I have spent hours upon hours playing, through many updates and builds. Suddenly I get a whisper from a friend of mine saying.
'I just installed Guild Wars on my new laptop and it only took up 930mb'
So I open up my file to look at how big mine is, I get a shock. There my friend was standing infront of me in game at 1.5gigs after mapping to every district and town he could as well as entering every mission he could find, I tagged along his journey as I told him that would be why it is so small... yet still he ended up on 1.5 gigs. where as mine...
*takes a big breath* is a HUGE 2.297 gigs
(and I have not moved out of my Guild Hall since the pvp event)
So I was wondering, how big is everyones Guild Wars .dat file?
(It should be in your guild Wars main file in programe files)
I only have a 40 gigabyte hard drive so 500 mb is a lot to me, Guild Wars is my only game. So is it possible that guild Wars has given me files that are never to be used? Junk?
What is the size of all of your Data files?! I am really interested to see everyones answer!
Mine is: 2,297,535kb
My Guild Wars .dat file and your Guild Wars .dat file!
Jenias_Perta_Ectara
Cracko
3,335,012kb
wow shit.
wow shit.
TheMadKingGeorge
2 300 432
Xanatas
2.19 GB (2,361,042,944 bytes)
Silent Kitty
Mine is 2.117.023 kb
Stockholm
2.60 GB (2,802,568,704 bytes)
The dat.file contains all the map's of places you have been, to speed up zonig, so the more places you visit the bigger your dat.file gets, and then it contains info on your chars's(so 6 chars have bigger dat than 4)
Each up date will replace a specific map, thats why you might have a lag zoning after updating. And the factions only dat.file would be a lot smaller.
And yes it has files for ALL places that is avalable, so some files you might never use unless you go there( PvE only ppl still have all the PvP maps etc.etc), plus info on chars that you might have deleted. If it get's to big, delet the dat.file and download a clen copy, it will take longer to enter zones but will save space.
The dat.file contains all the map's of places you have been, to speed up zonig, so the more places you visit the bigger your dat.file gets, and then it contains info on your chars's(so 6 chars have bigger dat than 4)
Each up date will replace a specific map, thats why you might have a lag zoning after updating. And the factions only dat.file would be a lot smaller.
And yes it has files for ALL places that is avalable, so some files you might never use unless you go there( PvE only ppl still have all the PvP maps etc.etc), plus info on chars that you might have deleted. If it get's to big, delet the dat.file and download a clen copy, it will take longer to enter zones but will save space.
broodijzer
2.08 gb
I downloaded everything, and decompressed it all with that -image command.
edit: just used that image command, still have 8000 files to decompress..
edit: 2.07 gb now. oO
I downloaded everything, and decompressed it all with that -image command.
edit: just used that image command, still have 8000 files to decompress..
edit: 2.07 gb now. oO
Acehigh
2,243,958 Kb
Jenias_Perta_Ectara
I have been everywhere in the game, infact not long ago I went everywhere again! hehe It was fun, the new hunting greens and running around ascalon ohhh it is fun to be with friends! but still I find I have a larger file than some and a smaller file than others. Those who have been aroudn since the start have the biggest files, so... does that mean the guild Wars carries useless files in the .dat? *is confused* well I do not know, but I still think it is interesting to see all the different file sizes. Oh by the way someone in my guild has a file 18kb bigger than mine!
~Jenias Perta Ectara
~Jenias Perta Ectara
Skawtt
My gw DAT file is 2,344,260 kb.
some guy
umm i think guild wars should only be arround 1.5 or 6 gigs,
2 CDs, 750 MB each so yeah, and i need to check mine, will post my results tomorow, i'm using my laptop right now.
2 CDs, 750 MB each so yeah, and i need to check mine, will post my results tomorow, i'm using my laptop right now.
Stockholm
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Originally Posted by some guy
umm i think guild wars should only be arround 1.5 or 6 gigs,
2 CDs, 750 MB each so yeah, and i need to check mine, will post my results tomorow, i'm using my laptop right now. |
claver
2.8 gig
Amy Awien
Just under 2Gig, but there's a lot of Cantan area's that I haven't been to yet (and I didn't install it from CD's)
I don't think it is supposed/allowed to go over 2 Gigs. The (minimum) requirements lists Windows 98 and, as far as I know, that OS will not support files > 2 Gig. It also only requires 2 Gig, according to those lists.
So, ANet has a problem, or could have one, in theory, not that anyone still uses Windows 98.
I don't think it is supposed/allowed to go over 2 Gigs. The (minimum) requirements lists Windows 98 and, as far as I know, that OS will not support files > 2 Gig. It also only requires 2 Gig, according to those lists.
So, ANet has a problem, or could have one, in theory, not that anyone still uses Windows 98.
toon-a-loon
Why freak out?? Final fantasy 11 was 11gigs.
Guildwars will get bigger in time.
Oh and my Guildwars is 4.46 GB (4,790,380,254 bytes).
Guildwars will get bigger in time.
Oh and my Guildwars is 4.46 GB (4,790,380,254 bytes).
Death Snapper
lol I used to play FFXI, and I agree. That was insane installing it aswell it would be like leaving your computer for hours while it downloaded 11 gigabytes to your computer or w/e.
I think gw will aswell be very large after a few expansions but Im not sure if in the end it will match up to some other MMOs also putting expansions out.
I think gw will aswell be very large after a few expansions but Im not sure if in the end it will match up to some other MMOs also putting expansions out.
Arkantos
2,124,584,960 bytes.
TalonTheCat
2.2 Gb
Stockholm
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Originally Posted by Amy Awien
Just under 2Gig, but there's a lot of Cantan area's that I haven't been to yet (and I didn't install it from CD's)
I don't think it is supposed/allowed to go over 2 Gigs. The (minimum) requirements lists Windows 98 and, as far as I know, that OS will not support files > 2 Gig. It also only requires 2 Gig, according to those lists. |
Zeph
Mine's 2.50 GB (2,688,277,504 bytes). The sizes vary depending on how much is compressed/decompressed within the dat file.
xb0vv
4,224,301,935
Zakarr
2 422 443 520 bytes.
GreatVision
4.2Gig
Disk Defrag becomes a daily friend of mine thanks to guildwars.
Disk Defrag becomes a daily friend of mine thanks to guildwars.
Bane of Worlds
Mines at 2.16 GB but was at 2.37GB before the update( a decompress ?)
MelechRic
And so the point of this thread is what? To say "Mine is bigger than yours?"
Honestly, with the size and cost of hard drives today, who really cares?
Honestly, with the size and cost of hard drives today, who really cares?
Cyan The Archer
2.777.448 Kb
Spike
well this is wierd. I've been playing since GW came out, have both GW and factions, but my dat file is only 1.92Gig.
Unlucky Slayer
2.05 GB (2,208,206,848 bytes)
And thats not loading everything.
And thats not loading everything.
DeXyre
1,98 GB (2.128.240.640 bytes) here
seems i have either much to do or... have less garbage
seems i have either much to do or... have less garbage
Kattox1
3.69 GB (3,965,408,110 bytes) hehe
makosi
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Originally Posted by MelechRic
And so the point of this thread is what? To say "Mine is bigger than yours?"
Honestly, with the size and cost of hard drives today, who really cares? |
I'm guessing yours is a 3½ floppy.
vikdog
2.29 Gb
Maybe the number of special events you've been around for matters - some of that junk might be in the dat file still. Its also gonna vary by how much youve done. I havent done much pvp or been to all the different guild hall types so mine will be smaller than the people who have done everything I have plus those.
Also, I noticed my game froze for several seconds last night when I went to the Balthazar rewards guy to look at paragon and dervish skills. It was downloading the icons for all the skills. So stuff like that will add to the size.
Maybe the number of special events you've been around for matters - some of that junk might be in the dat file still. Its also gonna vary by how much youve done. I havent done much pvp or been to all the different guild hall types so mine will be smaller than the people who have done everything I have plus those.
Also, I noticed my game froze for several seconds last night when I went to the Balthazar rewards guy to look at paragon and dervish skills. It was downloading the icons for all the skills. So stuff like that will add to the size.
Sentao Nugra
GW folder: 9.69 GB
GW .dat File: 2.12 GB
Screens: 7.56 GB
GW .dat File: 2.12 GB
Screens: 7.56 GB
Cador
I uninstall and reinstall every 2 months but recently i havent atm its 2.253 gigs im gonna go reinstall 
Tegami
Mine is about 2.8 gb, and thats made with the -image command. About a month ago, I re-imaged after I was having archive corruption problems and the size dropped 200 mb.
logan90
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Originally Posted by Cador
I uninstall and reinstall every 2 months but recently i havent atm its 2.253 gigs im gonna go reinstall
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Mine is at 2,561,133kb and theres still a lot i havnt downloaded.
MadOnion
2.39 Gb
Dyeane
3.68 gigs
Rampager
2.69 GB (2,890,271,232 bytes)
CHUIU
I think some people are posting folder sizes. I have everything in Guild Wars downloaded and im at:
3.06 GB (3,291,738,112 bytes)
3.06 GB (3,291,738,112 bytes)