I understand that they are streaming bits of nightfall but 4 gig???
Gw.dat file size after update....
english storm
Hi just wondering what is everyones gw.dat file size now after the update? Mine has gone from 2.5gig (i used the -image command last night so i was up to date) to 6.5gig now I understand that they are streaming bits of nightfall but 4 gig???
I understand that they are streaming bits of nightfall but 4 gig???
Kakumei
3,879,489kb.
Turbo Wombat
4,404,055 kb
J3mo
2,59 GB (2.785.425.920 bytes)
Sir Skullcrasher
I got 3 GB.... woot! 
Former Ruling
It'll go back down as builds come i think. Image makes you take all the files they have streaming, but doesn't get rid of the outdated files that the builds noramlly delete.
Age
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I got 3 GB.... woot!
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Illidan Coldage
3 Gb >___>
Zakarr
Why some have much larget gw.dat file than others? I have used -image parameter and the size is still only 2 881 525 760 bytes.
ateddybear
2.42 GB (2,608,540,672 bytes)
^ that alot?
^ that alot?
Death Snapper
will be 4.2ish gigs after the update for me. curently at 4.1gigabytes
Sir Skullcrasher
I don't have 3 account.. i just merged my original account with factions.
Gert Butterfing
2.64 GB (2,837,947,392 bytes)
Used -image same as Zakarr...those 3GB+ are worrying
Used -image same as Zakarr...those 3GB+ are worrying
Former Ruling
Like i said, it probably has to do with the builds deleting the outdated files >_>
english storm
thanks everyone just find it very strange that it was todays 450meg update that pushed it up 4 gig but what the hell i will probably delete the file and -image again just after nightfall is released lol
Xenrath
I think some of you should consider renaming the Guild Wars folder and reinstalling from scratch, from game CDs (assuming you have them)
Mine is only 2.36Gb, after it stopped downloading everything today and also after hopping around various areas. It was 2.22Gb before the update. I have both Prophecies and Factions, merged and 100% explored.
Mine is only 2.36Gb, after it stopped downloading everything today and also after hopping around various areas. It was 2.22Gb before the update. I have both Prophecies and Factions, merged and 100% explored.
Bokocasso
4 366 661 kb 
Ron vo
1,973.00mb...meh
OMGsplosion
2.45 gb
6 characters, Proph + factions merged.
6 characters, Proph + factions merged.
Gaile Gray
I was asked about this earlier, and here's the official response from Mike O'Brien: The full Gw.dat file size is currently about 2.7 GB. Anyone whose Gw.dat file is larger than that is suffering from an old bug where space wasn't being reused efficiently. That bug was fixed in March. People with larger Gw.dat files should see them stay the same or slowly shrink over time.
Now, more info for you: If you want to, you are welcome to delete and pull a completely new .dat file. But keep in mind that if you do this, you will be downloading a lot of files, and that each time you join a mission you'll need to fetch a new map. So doing this is up to you. Reacquiring the GW.dat file will reduce the size of the file right away and by a considerable amount, if that is a goal that you feel is important. It will, however, take a bit of time and trouble on your part, and you may choose to stick with what you have, knowing it will adjust for size over time.
I hope this helps!
Now, more info for you: If you want to, you are welcome to delete and pull a completely new .dat file. But keep in mind that if you do this, you will be downloading a lot of files, and that each time you join a mission you'll need to fetch a new map. So doing this is up to you. Reacquiring the GW.dat file will reduce the size of the file right away and by a considerable amount, if that is a goal that you feel is important. It will, however, take a bit of time and trouble on your part, and you may choose to stick with what you have, knowing it will adjust for size over time.
I hope this helps!
Bahumhat
2.67 GB (2,870,951,424 bytes)
1 account.
1 account.
Death Snapper
whoa that was really weird. I was about 75% through the update when I checked my .dat file. It apeared to be ~4,100,000 kb. come back a bit later, the game says that it had downloaded about 250 more mega bytes (250,000kb) I check the .dat file and it says 6,160,058 and I still have 2% to go... looks like im gunna have to do the delete and redownload like Gaile said -_-
Evilsod
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I was asked about this earlier, and here's the official response from Mike O'Brien: The full Gw.dat file size is currently about 2.7 GB. Anyone whose Gw.dat file is larger than that is suffering from an old bug where space wasn't being reused efficiently. That bug was fixed in March. People with larger Gw.dat files should see them stay the same or slowly shrink over time.
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The Great Al
weird, mine is 2.55 gigs and i mean i have ch1 and ch2...and just did -image, how could it be less than what gaile is saying?
Xenrath
Maybe they have debug version or something who knows, but 200mb or so isn't too huge a chunk (unless you're really strapped for disk space in which case you'll end up having problems in future anyway...)
Just to point out you don't need to delete the original file. Either rename it, or just rename the whole Guild Wars folder, then reinstall from CDs first. This should help cut down the amount you need to download again, and also if you decide to change your mind you can simply go back to the old copy.
After that if all's well and good you can go ahead and delete the old copy.
Just to point out you don't need to delete the original file. Either rename it, or just rename the whole Guild Wars folder, then reinstall from CDs first. This should help cut down the amount you need to download again, and also if you decide to change your mind you can simply go back to the old copy.
After that if all's well and good you can go ahead and delete the old copy.
Loviatar
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Omega X
Mine is 4.32 GBs. Everything Deflated.
It hasn't shrunk, it actually increased with size.
It hasn't shrunk, it actually increased with size.
Phaern Majes
mine is around 2.67 GB or something like that close enough to Gaile's 2.7.
Kidney Licker
My GW.dat file was about 2.2 Gb on my old PC. It was in a 4GB partition.
Around June I got a new PC with a 250Gb drive. Since then (pre current update) it's blown out to 3.5GB. Seeing as I'm on dial up I've assumed that its due to newly uncompressed files or GW had decided to allocate more space for itself, for whatever reason e.g better running performance.
Around June I got a new PC with a 250Gb drive. Since then (pre current update) it's blown out to 3.5GB. Seeing as I'm on dial up I've assumed that its due to newly uncompressed files or GW had decided to allocate more space for itself, for whatever reason e.g better running performance.
DeathByAmor
Mine is at 6.2GB but that is cause I imaged the whole deal.
Therlun
As said by Gaile a complete image is 2.7 GB.
I found a thread in another Forum concerning this issue, which includes a solution for faction owners that avoids downloading all the stuff again.
It is in german though.
http://guildwars-forum.onlinewelten....ghlight=gw.dat
It has many speculations and two approaches to solve the problem, but one of them stopped working (the -repair option).
The (working!) translated solution from ObiWan07:
(optionally) -run the game with the "-image" command
-copy the content of the first disk of Factions to your harddrive.
-replace the gw.dat file in that new folder with your old, big gw.dat
-deinstall Guild Wars
-change the data\cdrom.ini in that folder
from
to
-run the setup.exe from that folder on your HD.
The setup now uses your old gw.dat file to install GW, and extracts all usable data from it (it will not ask for a second cd as you removed that line).
It will NOT copy the useless data that causes the dat file to grow unnaturally big.
If you run -image before doing that you will have a complete image of about 2.7 GB.
It worked for me. It does not DL any data when i run -image again, and there are no downloads ingame on area change.
I dont know if it works with a Prophecies CD.
I found a thread in another Forum concerning this issue, which includes a solution for faction owners that avoids downloading all the stuff again.
It is in german though.
http://guildwars-forum.onlinewelten....ghlight=gw.dat
It has many speculations and two approaches to solve the problem, but one of them stopped working (the -repair option).
The (working!) translated solution from ObiWan07:
(optionally) -run the game with the "-image" command
-copy the content of the first disk of Factions to your harddrive.
-replace the gw.dat file in that new folder with your old, big gw.dat
-deinstall Guild Wars
-change the data\cdrom.ini in that folder
from
Code:
[CDROM] Program=Guild Wars Chapter=2 Disc=1,2 Bytes=599089664,1129912320 Serial=20060313xxxx
Code:
[CDROM] Program=Guild Wars Chapter=2 Disc=1
The setup now uses your old gw.dat file to install GW, and extracts all usable data from it (it will not ask for a second cd as you removed that line).
It will NOT copy the useless data that causes the dat file to grow unnaturally big.
If you run -image before doing that you will have a complete image of about 2.7 GB.
It worked for me. It does not DL any data when i run -image again, and there are no downloads ingame on area change.
I dont know if it works with a Prophecies CD.
Sectus
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Originally Posted by Therlun
As said by Gaile a complete image is 2.7 GB.
I found a thread in another Forum concerning this issue, which includes a solution for faction owners that avoids downloading all the stuff again. It is in german though. http://guildwars-forum.onlinewelten....ghlight=gw.dat It has many speculations and two approaches to solve the problem, but one of them stopped working (the -repair option). The (working!) translated solution from ObiWan07: |
-Loki-
2.2gb, and I have been to every zone/map, seen every weapon, seen every monster except the Iron Forgeman and a few in the UW and FoW.
HolyHawk
Like Gayle said, 2.7gb, been since game grand opening, 1 account, never deleted.
Carth`
Damn it... I left the -image thing downloading last night, and when I came back my gw.dat was 7.29 GB. 
Guinevere Ac
2.697.450. i format once a month and redownload everything with -image comand. pretty sure my dat file doesnt waste a bit more then it's required to.
to all the ppl with 6-7gb dat file.. if u have a fast connection just delete it and redownload with -image. u'll save some gigs
to all the ppl with 6-7gb dat file.. if u have a fast connection just delete it and redownload with -image. u'll save some gigs
Carth`
Yes I think I'm gonna have to. When I load any area it goes straight to 100%, but remains on the loading screen for 10-15 seconds with the hard drive thrashing really hard. It never used to, it must be searching through the 7GB file.
Rampager
lol
0.o
all bow down to my massive size
0.o
all bow down to my massive size
Omega X
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Originally Posted by Therlun
As said by Gaile a complete image is 2.7 GB.
I found a thread in another Forum concerning this issue, which includes a solution for faction owners that avoids downloading all the stuff again. It is in german though. http://guildwars-forum.onlinewelten....ghlight=gw.dat It has many speculations and two approaches to solve the problem, but one of them stopped working (the -repair option). The (working!) translated solution from ObiWan07: (optionally) -run the game with the "-image" command -copy the content of the first disk of Factions to your harddrive. -replace the gw.dat file in that new folder with your old, big gw.dat -deinstall Guild Wars -change the data\cdrom.ini in that folder from Code:
[CDROM] Program=Guild Wars Chapter=2 Disc=1,2 Bytes=599089664,1129912320 Serial=20060313xxxx Code:
[CDROM] Program=Guild Wars Chapter=2 Disc=1 The setup now uses your old gw.dat file to install GW, and extracts all usable data from it (it will not ask for a second cd as you removed that line). It will NOT copy the useless data that causes the dat file to grow unnaturally big. If you run -image before doing that you will have a complete image of about 2.7 GB. It worked for me. It does not DL any data when i run -image again, and there are no downloads ingame on area change. I dont know if it works with a Prophecies CD. |
Went from a total 7.4 GBs after the complete image to 2.4 GBs.
This should be put in the community works forum or something.
majoho
What gails says apparently isn't quite true.
My GW.dat was only around the normal size before the update yesterday - it was 2.4 GB or so now it's 4.5 GB - and it's not like I downloaded that much it was only around 450 MB.
It would if I had a way to trim it down without reinstalling.
EDIT: I did the download with the -image command
EDIT2: I did the fix above it worked like a charm - now my Gw.dat has slimmed down to 2,678,130,688 bytes
EDIT3: after having logged in to all of my 3 accounts the size DROPPED!!! to 2,670,903,296.
My GW.dat was only around the normal size before the update yesterday - it was 2.4 GB or so now it's 4.5 GB - and it's not like I downloaded that much it was only around 450 MB.
It would if I had a way to trim it down without reinstalling.
EDIT: I did the download with the -image command
EDIT2: I did the fix above it worked like a charm - now my Gw.dat has slimmed down to 2,678,130,688 bytes
EDIT3: after having logged in to all of my 3 accounts the size DROPPED!!! to 2,670,903,296.