Azahar taking up more data than intended?

[smoky folio]

It seems azahar is taking up more space than it probably should be.

regular azahar_log is empty

[sterile musk]

the "old" log contains all the info

[proud sapphire]

This can be correct depending on how many games, updates, and DLC you have installed

[sterile musk]

but i suspect you already have quiet a few games installed and they are all counted

my games for example already amount to around 200 GB

(reality is 100GB or a bit more tho)

[smoky folio]

that's my roms folder

[sterile musk]

and your user or appdata folder of azahar?

[proud sapphire]

Yes, but that's not installed games, installed games refers to .cia

Mods also take up space too, system files does too, basically everything

[sterile musk]

and texture packs

those take up an absurd amount of space lol

[smoky folio]

i dont have any texture packs on 3ds

[sterile musk]

was just an example

point is
everything you do with azahar (system files, games installed as .cia, updates dlc and other stuff) will take up space

even the shader cache

[sterile musk]

thats not the folder i meant
go to appdata/roaming/azahar and look at those properties

oh wait that is it

nvmd

do you have set up an user folder next to azahar?

since that looks awfully small

[smoky folio]

i usually have it inside my emu folder in my documents

[sterile musk]

is next to azahar.exe a User folder or not?

[smoky folio]

as in this?

[sterile musk]

yeah
doesnt look like it
weird

[smoky folio]

i used to have an older version of azahar but then updated to a new one

[sterile musk]

can you send the other log
the "old" one

[smoky folio]

i think i installed the msys2 version accidentally in the emu folder and then deleted it since it didnt seem right

[ 0.198890] Input <Info> input_common/udp/client.cpp:StartCommunication:206: Starting communication with UDP input server on 127.0.0.1:26760
[ 0.220404] Frontend <Info> citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp:GMainWindow:384: Azahar Version: 2124.3 | HEAD-54f35a7
[ 0.220412] Frontend <Info> citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp:GMainWindow:399: Host CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor | AVX2 | FMA
[ 0.220588] Frontend <Info> citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp:GMainWindow:401: Host OS: Windows 11 Version 25H2 (Build 26200.8037)
[ 0.220602] Frontend <Info> citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp:GMainWindow:404: Host RAM: 31.92 GiB
[ 0.220603] Frontend <Info> citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp:GMainWindow:405: Host Swap: 29.00 GiB
[ 0.220603] Frontend <Info> citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp:GMainWindow:405: Host Swap: 29.00 GiB

i had it deleted and then brought it back from the recycling bin

[sterile musk]

just send the entire log as is
a snippet is never really useful

[smoky folio]

that's it

nothing else

[sterile musk]

then you only started the emulator
hmm i guess it doesnt really log space stuff

maybe you have somehow multiple azahar.exes somewhere from older builds
maybe in the downloads folder and windows counts it
or its just windows being windows

[smoky folio]

i dont know if it was because i ran the msys2 version and then deleted the files from that just not properly or something

[sterile musk]

unlikely
i was told one can change as one wants between the two

but smth is quirky there

[sterile musk]

btw where can you see that window?
i wanna see what it says about mine

[smoky folio]

system storage

i looked up storage settings in windows

[zinc pilot]

don't trust the value shown in the app list in settings, it is written to the registry during installation (and most probably not updated after) so it probably got corrupted somehow. What really matters is the user folder and your rom folder, and everything appears to be ok

[sterile musk]

hmmm
i guess my system cant see azahar because it lives on another drive lol

[zinc pilot]

seems like the value somehow went from MBs to GBs

[smoky folio]

it was by far the largest in size so i thought something was up

[sterile musk]

wait there is a all drives filter

brb

[zinc pilot]

if you're trying to free up space you should use something like treesize as the values shown in system settings are not reliable (plus not all apps provide their size)

[zinc pilot]

it will only show up there if you used the installer

[sterile musk]

that makes sense
i am the type who uses the provided zip

[zinc pilot]

(i have both the installed and the zip one to do local multiplayer)

[sterile musk]

no clue then
maybe windows sums up all installations?
so it adds up over time

[smoky folio]

thanks for the help folks

[zinc pilot]

i'm not saying the zip version counts in my screenshot, i'm 100% confident that only the installer can register an app there

in this case a number shift (like a missed zero) sounds very likely

[sterile musk]

yeah i understood that
all i am saying is that maybe windows counts every installation seperately and doesnt register that it overwrites another one
that could explain the absurd number

[sterile musk]

maybe

[zinc pilot]

i have no idea in this case, i don't think the number adds up since i keep installing and installing the new version (to the same location ok,but still)
some apps do show as twice when installed two times, but azahar never did that
windows has an internal ID that should not change to prevent this, even if you choose to install to a different location

[smoky folio]

ok im checking with treesize now

anywhere in particular i should check

[zinc pilot]

i don't know, you can just put your whole drive