binidj ([personal profile] binidj) wrote2008-10-16 02:26 am
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It Lives!

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.
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[identity profile] irdm.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Just how much machine does this damn game consume (other than 'all of it'" ) ?

[identity profile] binidj.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
I have it on its own 20Gb drive ... nothing else, just WoW.

[identity profile] oldnick.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] mrssshhh.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] oldnick.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
This is how I made enough space (well, to another drive, not a DVD).
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[identity profile] binidj.livejournal.com 2008-10-16 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
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.
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[personal profile] kathbad 2008-10-16 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
OK, OK, so my welcome was pre-emptive, but I can wait ;)

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