It Lives!

[binidj]

So I've stripped out an appalling amount of stuff from my WoW drive and have now managed to download the recent patch. I know this is only a temporary solution and I have no idea how playable the game is going to be in its current state ... but it's a minor victory I think. This is it though, there just isn't any space to fit anything else in so the writing is most definitely on the wall.

Comments

[irdm.livejournal.com]

Just how much machine does this damn game consume (other than 'all of it'" ) ?

[binidj.livejournal.com]

I have it on its own 20Gb drive ... nothing else, just WoW.

[oldnick.livejournal.com]

I had downloaded the patch without problems, but when I tried to run it, the program told me I needed 6.5GB to run the install.

I managed to clear 6.5GB, started the install running, and this time it looked OK, so I went to bed leaving it running.

This morning I came down to my computer to find that the install had failed as it had run out of space. Nothing else had been running against that drive.

I managed to make more space by moving stacks of old patch files to another drive. I now showed as having almost 8GB free.

So, I started again, and left the install running as I set off for work. Fingers crossed, when I get home tonight, I'll have a runnable WoW and stacks of spare space.

[mrssshhh.livejournal.com]

After the install is done, you can take out the patch folders and burn them to a DVD for safekeeping, freeing up a couple of gig.

When I was clearing up my drive in advance a few days ago, I found that old large patches (like 1.8-2.0!) were still hidden away in folders, unused taking up space.

[oldnick.livejournal.com]

This is how I made enough space (well, to another drive, not a DVD).

[binidj.livejournal.com]

Heh, I have WoW installed on its very own drive ... so no, no room for another. Buying a larger hard drive is something of a false economy as the game is starting to exceed the processing power of my PC. Anyway, as I said in my later post, I finally got the damn thing installed so I get to continue playing it for a little longer.

[kathbad]

OK, OK, so my welcome was pre-emptive, but I can wait ;)