So, how big is yours?

sandar · January 28th, 2010, 23:09

I am of course talking about your FS9 installation.

Following a massive PC problem, I thought I was going to have to reload all of flight sim software which has taken me six years to accumulate. Fortunately I didn't have to reinstall anything and only had to alter a few settings, but as a matter of interest, I clicked on the FS9 root folder to see how big it had got over the years, it is:

44 GB and has 360,000 files in 6,000 folders. I was wondering how this compared with other FS9 installations around the globe, so go on, tell us how big yours is.

[edit] I have other scenery folders installed outside of the root FS9 folder, but I haven't included these, simply because I forgot them, but they add up to over 260MB, but do not include things like joystick's and scenery making utilities like EZ-scenery

***fsafranek*** · January 29th, 2010, 00:01

Wow. That's a lot. I rang in at 11.4 GB, 64,984 files in 1,948 folders. It would have been more but I lost all gauges and folders under Gauges when I installed an add-on product the other day. The only thing remaining under gauges was those added by the add-on. It was Carrier Strike Force by Abacus. They are checking into it but have no record or experience with it happening elsewhere. They suggested I ask in the forums. I'm literally sick to my stomach as I think of some panel projects that had not been saved off recently and are now gone forever.

***Txmmy83*** · January 29th, 2010, 00:40

my is around 30gig maybe a bit more
I have too much scenery and planes installed

BR
Tom

**Astoroth** · January 29th, 2010, 00:46

117 Gig, 451,426 files in 17,166 folders.....:salute:

***OBIO*** · January 29th, 2010, 01:39

Until my recent HD glitch, I had 5 heavily populated installs of FS2004. Those 5 installs ate up over half of a 250 gig HD....and all of my add on scenery and mesh, all of my sound packs where in folders outside of the sim directory....so they were not part of that total. Now, I just have 2 sparsely populated installs....taking my time and only installing those aircraft that I know that I will spend time flying....no point in having a thousand or more aircraft if I only fly 40 of them on a regular basis.

Sound packs...I have 304 individual sound packs...with more in the develop stages.

OBIO

**Wild Bill Kelso** · January 29th, 2010, 02:56

Originally Posted by Txmmy83

I have too much scenery and planes installed

Who of us doesn't ?

Here's mine:

FS9 main folder: 63 GB,
aircraft included: 47 GB, 612 folders
outsourced aircraft, unused: 27 GB, 354 folders

Addon scenery (seperate folder outside FS): 17 GB, 651 folders
But not all of this is activated, lots of FS2002 stuff included.

Btw:
My slick FSX install amounts to 16 G, stagnating...

Still 20 Gigs free space on the FS drive!

@ Frank:
Ever thought of a carrier-based air raid on Abacus? :angryfir:

Cheers,
Markus.

thedude247 · January 29th, 2010, 03:05

My FS9 folder is 19.2 Gb, the only add-ons I got are planes and thats 16.2 Gb alone.

**stansdds** · January 29th, 2010, 03:30

Only 14.4 GB, but I never installed any sort of mesh or scenery packages other than a few freeware upgrades.

**Drzook** · January 29th, 2010, 04:27

My FS9 installation is currently at 7.65 GB, 55,453 files and 2,361 folders. While on the surface that doesn't seem like much I also have a reserve folder labeled 'FS2004 Aircraft Reserve' that weighs in at a whopping 30.1 gigabytes, 69545 files in 6563 folders.

edit: forgot to mention I have Silver Wings installed, a couple of AI packs (mainly bizjets-ultimate GA), about 109 aircraft (including the AI) in the main install and 832 aircraft in the Reserve. Wow that's a lot, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy every last one of them somehow.

**Blackbird686** · January 29th, 2010, 04:53

Here's mine:

37.2 GB, 113,528 files, 438 folders... I have several custom scenery packs installed and 'one helluvalot' of planes.

BB686:USA-flag:

**cheezyflier** · January 29th, 2010, 06:14

my discs have disappeared

i thought they were in the box i keep all the other discs in, but i noticed recently they're not in there. if i ever have a problem with fs9, i'm screwed

**dogknot** · January 29th, 2010, 06:41

I shocked myself. :isadizzy:

Size: 51.8 GB
Contains: 154,354 Files, 6,924 Folders

plus

Active Scenery that is isolated from the FS9 folder
Size: 4.49 GB
Contains: 22,442 Files, 680 Folders

Grand Total
56.29 GB
176,796 Files, 7604 Folders

**Ascua02** · January 29th, 2010, 06:48

Jesus!!

31.7 Gig
8091 Folders
87119 Files

And growing!!

:isadizzy:

Saludos

***Henry*** · January 29th, 2010, 07:24

fs9
42 gig 125,200 files 5,408 folders

fs9 golden wings
51.4 Gig 184,186 files 7,337 folders

fsx 107Gig 200,201 files 14,528 folders
H

***WarHorse47*** · January 29th, 2010, 15:12

We got 26.3 Gb on the primary HD, and 62.6 Gb on the external storage HD.

The main FS9 folder fluctuates in size a lot based on any a/c I move to or from the external storage. Since I have a small HD overall, I try to manage the footprint as much as possible.

The external drive contains not only a/c folders, but any scenery I no longer use, all the manuals and other documents that came with the individual installs. That way I can still reference them, but they do not consume any space on my primary HD,

These total do not include the tons of CDs I've burned with original freeware or payware downloads or full a/c folder for a/c I no longer fly.

:ernae:

--WH

***PRB*** · January 29th, 2010, 15:30

FS9: 19.4 G
FSX: 36.8 G

***Willy*** · January 29th, 2010, 15:41

FS9 (FS1954): 57.5 GB, 143,062 files & 6,848 folders

CFS2: 869MB, 4,798 files & 345 folders

Golden Wings: 43.8GB, 107,970 files & 4,987 folders

**Wing_Z** · January 29th, 2010, 16:32

No matter how hard you try, it gets away:
Main FS9 folder: 53GB, 456,552 files
Main FS9 hanger: 185GB, 425,092 files
Main FSX folder: 35kb, 1 forgotten readme

bull494 · January 29th, 2010, 17:34

14.8 GB with 83,101 files contained in 3110 folders. Lots of AI, scenery, and plenty of planes in ready reserve to be added.

**dandog** · January 29th, 2010, 18:19

FS9: 59.6 GB installed. 194,460 files across 10,706 folders. Plus, I have 39 DVDs/CDs full of all of my flight sim stuff.

Golden Wings only 13.4 GB. 108,329 files across 4,154 folders.

OFF: A meager 5GB. My simple, easy to enjoy install.

***Tom Clayton*** · January 29th, 2010, 18:25

Root: 14.3 GB

External Hangar of unused aircraft: 21.2 GB

Folder full of backed-up zips, installers, etc.: 16.4 GB

Complete (I think) Transload Virtual Airlines collection (not currently installed): 10.0 GB

Additional folder of stuff I'll probably never use: 4.42 GB

**NAMBUS** · January 29th, 2010, 19:04

Current install of FS9 118 GB. 340,667 files.
And it's been on a diet!
There is a lot of AI in there and a lot of scenery as well.
FSX was about 20 Gig but just got bulldozed to make more storage room for FS9 zips
Bulldozer engine still warm!

**RSM Mike** · January 29th, 2010, 19:24

FS9 - 12.6 GB (62,762 Files, 1,440 Folders)
FSGW3 - 3.70 GB (41,869 Files, 828 Folders)
FSX - 20.4 GB (55,666 Files, 2,216 Folders)

Probably close to 90% of all 3 is aircraft - very little scenery installed at this time - this is half what I had before I reformated about a year ago!

Cheers,

Mike