Large Calibre size in Windows 10?

twentw · 08-01-2015, 11:43 PM

When checking the size of apps in Windows 10, I noticed that Calibre is by far the largest on my computer, taking up a whopping 5.32 gigs. However, the Calibre folder in Program Files is only 200mb and my ebooks are only 125mb. Where is all the extra space being taken up?

kovidgoyal · 08-01-2015, 11:56 PM

In windows 10's imagination?

Maybe windows 10 is including the size of the library folder? Who knows.

theducks · 08-01-2015, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twentw

When checking the size of apps in Windows 10, I noticed that Calibre is by far the largest on my computer, taking up a whopping 5.32 gigs. However, the Calibre folder in Program Files is only 200mb and my ebooks are only 125mb. Where is all the extra space being taken up?

Calibre2 Programs folder is 192M on W10pro

you meant in the Task Manager

242M

BetterRed · 08-02-2015, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Calibre2 Programs folder is 192M on W10pro

you meant in the Task Manager

242M

Win 7 task Mgr reports calibre at 262MB Memory, the fireleaks browser is 927MB !!

BR

AnotherCat · 08-02-2015, 06:23 PM

For the application itself it shows correctly for me (Windows 10 Pro 64 bit) as being around 195MB in File Explorer>Program Files and in Settings>Apps & features.

As others have alluded to, if you are looking at your library instead of the application files then the size is entirely dependant on the number and sizes of the books you have in it. My library shows as the correct size in File Explorer.

Perhaps you need to explain exactly where you are looking when you come up with the more than 5GB?

MizSuz · 08-03-2015, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

... the fireleaks browser is 927MB !!

I am quite fond of the Pale Moon browser, which is a pared down version of Firefox, is compatible with most of the add ons (if not all of them), still uses the older GUI instead of the newer restructured GUI, and doesn't take up as much memory as firefox itself.

I almost never have a website tell me it can't use Pale Moon, but when it does I open one of the others for that site.

I am a Pale Moon convert.

08-01-2015, 11:43 PM	#1
twentw Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: iPhone	Large Calibre size in Windows 10? When checking the size of apps in Windows 10, I noticed that Calibre is by far the largest on my computer, taking up a whopping 5.32 gigs. However, the Calibre folder in Program Files is only 200mb and my ebooks are only 125mb. Where is all the extra space being taken up?

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08-01-2015, 11:56 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,353 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	In windows 10's imagination? Maybe windows 10 is including the size of the library folder? Who knows.

08-02-2015, 06:23 PM	#5
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	For the application itself it shows correctly for me (Windows 10 Pro 64 bit) as being around 195MB in File Explorer>Program Files and in Settings>Apps & features. As others have alluded to, if you are looking at your library instead of the application files then the size is entirely dependant on the number and sizes of the books you have in it. My library shows as the correct size in File Explorer. Perhaps you need to explain exactly where you are looking when you come up with the more than 5GB?