QUESTION: Why is my application file size 10.3GB? Can I uninstall and reinstall to make it smaller?
ANSWER: We've researched this on our own Windows 10 PC, which DOES show that same number, though we're confident it's an error in the reporting. From our research, we found:
This is a known issue that sometimes occurs in Windows 10’s “Apps & Features” (Add or Remove Programs) interface—it doesn't always accurately reflect the actual disk space used by an application
In some rare cases, the Apps & Features UI gets confused, especially after:
- Upgrading from earlier Windows versions.
- Copying/moving installed applications.
- Registry corruption.
To check the file size, we downloaded two different directory utilities: WinDirStat and TreeSize Free, in an attempt to verify if the space is actually being used. It was NOT. We do not think any space is actually being used, beyond around 300 MB.
HOWEVER -- unrelated to Screenwriter -- your system REQUIRES around 20 GB of free space in order to run smoothly. It uses that empty space to grow the swap file, which is essential if you are running multiple applications simultaneously.
It's possible that a space estimate that our installer makes gets placed in the Registry, causing it to report the erroneous number. However, it's extremely unlikely that the erroneous estimate actually causes the space to be either used or reserved.
If you were to locate a folder with Screenwriter files or documents, and you were to use the Properties menu command, you could see if there was some massive amount of space being used. We could find no such case -- and it was already suspect because our number matched the actual size EXACTLY.
In general, you may wish to download either of those two free utilities mentioned abive and use them to locate where you have large files or excessive file usage, in order to reclaim space.
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