dark pebble
Hello all,
The new feature for pre-downloading game updates that was added in the last system update, is there a way to disable this without disabling general automatic updates?
My assumption is "no" since I can't find the option anywhere, but thought I'd ask.
Thanks.
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paper tundra
I’m serious why you’d want to delay the update
dark pebble
I’m serious why you’d want to delay the update
Because I don't want a pre-update taking up 100 GB of space before it's actually needed.
shadow belfry
Updates do not take up 100GB of space in your console
Doesn’t affect the base game size by much unless it’s a new dlc etc and even then, games are usually optimised to not be impacted that much (sometimes even reducing the size)
dark pebble
Updates do not take up 100GB of space in your console
Pre-downloaded updates apparently do.
The Diablo IV pre-downloaded update is sitting there, and is about ~100 GB. My available SDD space is ~100 GB less then before my Xbox Series X pre-downloaded this update.
paper tundra
that makes sense, since the update can't be activated until the day it is officially ready.
i'm not sitting at my xbox right now but is there no option to control that under the normal update settings in the 'my games' view?
shadow belfry
That is surprising, it doesn’t seem that useful if that is the case.
dark pebble
that makes sense, since the update can't be activated until the day it is offici...
Correct. I expect once the patch officially "launches," it'll install and the space will free up, minus any new content increasing the size of the game, of course.
For options, not that I can see. My expectation is the only way to stop this would be to disable all automatic updates (uncheck keeping games and apps up to date), which I don't want to do.
If you happen to find anything, please let me know!
dark pebble
That is surprising, it doesn’t seem that useful if that is the case.
Yeah. I'm 100% down to pre-install new games and such, since the space it's taking is the space it'll take anyway. But to simply download a large patch and have it sit there for days until it's permitted to actually execute is something that I can see being problematic.
ocean stag
Yeah. I'm 100% down to pre-install new games and such, since the space it's tak...
FYI, it almost never should be days, 1-2 days max (Diablo 4 goes live this morning)
dark pebble
FYI, it almost never should be days, 1-2 days max (Diablo 4 goes live this morni...
That's good to know. Still though, not a fan of a patch sitting around for any length of time taking up space. Especially not that much space.
tawny plank
just because an update might be 100GB that does not mean its going too take 100gb in space that isnt how updates work
some updates can be reinstalls and some will also override existing files.
paper tundra
Pre-downloaded patch installs on most platforms do work that way. But that’s beyond the scope of the tech support thread which was “can I turn it off”
tawny plank
but there main reason for asking that question is due too size of updates and also how much space they take. So yes its very much in scope of the question
simply put they dont take that much space
gleaming imp
Since the answer to the original question is no, the best answer followup would be to file feedback about it
dark pebble
just because an update might be 100GB that does not mean its going too take 100g...
The update pre-downloaded onto my Xbox Series X this Saturday, and is currently taking up 100 GB of SSD space. When the patch actually "launches" (I assume when I get home and fire up my console today), then that will change since the patch is actually being applied.
dark pebble
Since the answer to the original question is no, the best answer followup would ...
What's the best way to file feedback?
gleaming imp
!feedback
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dark pebble
Hmmm... not keen to have an insider App installed on my console, so I'll pass.
gleaming imp
It doesn't enroll you into the insider program. It just allows you to submit feedback
dark pebble
That's fine.
Gone are the days of being able to email feedback. Or call Support and speak to a human. Sigh.
gleaming imp
Support never has been a line to the devs for feedback