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MB vs MB #611269 04/03/10 12:49 PM 04/03/10 12:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13,583 Palouse country 3dobermans OP Adept Boomer
3dobermans OP Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13,583 Palouse country	D/L'd a game from BF and noted the file size was 179.97 MB. Happened to go into add/remove and noted the game showed at 565 MB. Can anyone explain? Have had no problem playing the game. Please and thank you. Last edited by 3dobermans; 04/03/10 12:50 PM. Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body - Joseph Addison

Re: MB vs MB [Re: 3dobermans] #611270 04/03/10 12:51 PM 04/03/10 12:51 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 7,767 Calgary Alberta Canada Cathy1 BAAG Specialist
Cathy1 BAAG Specialist Joined: May 2003 Posts: 7,767 Calgary Alberta Canada	I believe that the games you download expand about 3 times the size of the original file. The original file is shrunk down to make the download faster. " If Cornoil Comes From Corn Where Doe's Babyoil Come From "

Re: MB vs MB [Re: Cathy1] #611341 04/03/10 03:43 PM 04/03/10 03:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona InlandAZ BAAG Specialist
InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	Exactly, the download is a compressed file that's expanded when the setup program is run.

Re: MB vs MB [Re: InlandAZ] #611375 04/03/10 05:34 PM 04/03/10 05:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13,583 Palouse country 3dobermans OP Adept Boomer
3dobermans OP Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13,583 Palouse country	Thanks, but wouldn't BF say if it's a compressed/zipped file? This is a casual game that I didn't think would be that large. Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body - Joseph Addison

Re: MB vs MB [Re: 3dobermans] #611377 04/03/10 06:35 PM 04/03/10 06:35 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 7,767 Calgary Alberta Canada Cathy1 BAAG Specialist
Cathy1 BAAG Specialist Joined: May 2003 Posts: 7,767 Calgary Alberta Canada	All zipped files are compressed. " If Cornoil Comes From Corn Where Doe's Babyoil Come From "

Re: MB vs MB [Re: Cathy1] #611427 04/03/10 11:43 PM 04/03/10 11:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA	And all Big Fish downloaded install files are compressed.

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