-image command line option
jray14
Approximately how large is the gw.dat file after running -image recently, and about how long does it currently take to finish over a broadband connection?
Sharkinu
3.865.464.320 bytes(3.59 GB)
usually takes a few hours
usually takes a few hours
spamslayer
Hm, mine is 4,092,635,136 bytes (3.81 GB)
How long depends on many factors, your broadband connection for one,
How long depends on many factors, your broadband connection for one,
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Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access
Although various minimum bandwidths have been used in definitions of broadband, ranging up from 64 kbit/s up to 2.0 Mbit/s, the 2006 OECD report[2] is typical by defining broadband as having download data transfer rates equal to or faster than 256 kbit/s, while the United States FCC, as of 2008, defines broadband as anything above 768 kbit/s. The trend is to raise the threshold of the broadband definition as the marketplace rolls out faster services.
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Sookie
It is huuuuuuuuge and takes at least 5 hours over a broadband connection.
No matter how fast your broadband connection is, it can only download as fast as Arena Net (Guildwars.com) is uploading.
No matter how fast your broadband connection is, it can only download as fast as Arena Net (Guildwars.com) is uploading.
Killamus
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Originally Posted by Enolena Sedai
It is huuuuuuuuge and takes at least 5 hours over a broadband connection.
No matter how fast your broadband connection is, it can only download as fast as Arena Net (Guildwars.com) is uploading. |
Also, for future reference, when you're done re-downloading it, save your gw.dat to an external, backup drive if possible. If not, write it to a DvD, that way you can just copy/paste it, and wait 5 minutes instead of 50 hours.
Wesyrine
Mine is 3,761,062 KB (3.58 GB). It's best to just let it run overnight. The window will close automatically when it finishes.
Yichi
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Originally Posted by Wesyrine
It's best to just let it run overnight. The window will close automatically when it finishes.
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kedde
For any future use, always just have a copied .DAT file lying around with other backups, and periodically overwrite it.
Saves so much time for getting gw on a new or just a different computer.
Saves so much time for getting gw on a new or just a different computer.
jray14
Thanks for the feedback. I decided to let it run while I'm at work, since my "overnight" is generally my game-playing time, lol.
makosi
It's most time-efficient to install using your CDs (if you bought physical boxes, manuals, CDs etc.) because you'll get the bulk of the current DAT file there. The remainder, that you want to download, will be many fewer megabytes. That's what I did after reinstalling Vista and it took less than 30 mins to download stuff using -image once I had installed using discs.