Helldivers 2 on-disk size 85% reduction

Re:Helldivers 2 on-disk size 85% reduction by myself248 on Friday December 12, 2025 @07:05AM (#46243357)

So you'd have to defrag after re-bloating, to make all the files contiguous again. That tool already exists, and the re-bloater could just call it.

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Re:Helldivers 2 on-disk size 85% reduction by nomel on Friday December 12, 2025 @12:19PM (#46246222)

Sure, but defrag is a very slow process, especially if you're re-bloating (since it requires shifting things to make space), and definitely not something that could happen in the background, as the player is playing. Re-bloating definitely wouldn't be good for a quick "Ok, I'm ready to play!".

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Re:Helldivers 2 on-disk size 85% reduction by myself248 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @08:38AM (#46254424)

I imagine it'd be equivalent to a download task, just one that doesn't consume bandwidth.

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