Why are downloaded files smaller than installed files

Thank you to anyone who knows why this is. Showing 1 - 2 of 2 comments. Gishank View Profile View Posts. Because the download is compressed. Ah, so they download a compressed file and then during installation they decompress and extract and install the files? I should have put two and two together since that's how it works for nearly all else I download.

Since I don't have to manually extract Steam files, I guess it never "clicked. Steam server speeds have nothing to do with file size, and everything to do with network throttling on Steams part, and I've tested and verified this over several downloads with different sized games and at different times.

I'm not sure if this is the same issue you're having, but for me, I can have Steam server download speeds that peak out around MB's, then drop to MB's or less even in the kb range! The only reason for that is either deliberate throttling of speeds by Steam in order to control server loads, or they are having intermittent server problems in their network. Not to mention the "preallocating" crap, a few times it literally takes an hour or more before it finally stops that and begins the actual download, at other times it takes seconds, even though the game is much larger than the ones that took far longer; they were installed on the same SSD, which has TB's of free space.

As for transfer speed of multiple smaller files vs large files, on modern networks the overhead of the additional packet headers is virtually insignificant, especially files that small, so that would be highly unlikely to have an impact, especially on gigabit-level networks, besides, as I read it your having the issue with individual small files, not many at once, so the network overhead wouldn't be the issue in any event.

Last edited by Clancy ; 15 Feb, pm. Alrighty then. Has anyone fixed this.. Aiden View Profile View Posts. Originally posted by Ryan Znt :. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 14 Feb, pm. Posts: Thanks for ur help. Downloaded displays the total amount of data you have downloaded, including those that were wasted or failed the hash checks. The size of all pieces belonging to skipped files that also pass the checks will also be taken into account and added in this column.

Otherwise, uTorrent will continue to download the rest of the data. More info you can find in Help or Google. Thank u mcaspi, thanks very much. All Activity Home uTorrent for Windows Troubleshooting file size downloaded is smaller than selected size Start new topic. Recommended Posts.