How much space does a game actually take up from your HDD?

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PetarV

PetarV

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I know this is kind of a stupid question but when a games says you need 3gb of free space does that mean that you will need 3gb of space just to download it or you need 3gb of space to download + install it?:??: And after I've installed the game can I delete what I've downloaded afterwards?
Thanks in advance!:bounce:
 
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Kenton82
The install will always be +/- the quoted amount of space, thats why alot of games say "minimum of x disk space" required. But no, do not delete the downloaded files to do with that game, otherwise it will cease to exist.

Hope this helps.
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little_me

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Not many games have their own downloads anymore, thus the space required should be after installation. (not that games install either, they just add shortcuts, see steam/origin for example)

Thus.. downloading games sounds a lot like piracy (excluding few games that require you to download installers) but for them, the requirement is for the game, not installer files.
 
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The install will always be +/- the quoted amount of space, thats why alot of games say "minimum of x disk space" required. But no, do not delete the downloaded files to do with that game, otherwise it will cease to exist.

Hope this helps.
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