Tips for saving disk space

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Hi
Since everyone is probably going to install UE4.26 and many of us realize that we may have too little disk space (again!) - why not share some tips on how to clean up the stuff that UR4 uses.

I realize that this may not be the very best solution, but deleting the content of C:\Users\AppData\Local\UnrealEngine\Common\DerivedDataCache may be a temporary solution - as the data stored here will be regenerated as you go along and reload your projects. You Could also move the data to the secondary HD, but it takes some extra considerations. Read more Derived Data Cache?

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You can also go to your library and check for local content, in many cases you have added content to you project and then forgotten about it? However when you do this a local copy is stored on you HD, so the entire package will be on you primary drive so you can safely remove it by clicking the arrow where you will see the option to do that.

Note I show the removal of the Animal pack, but clearly it would make more sense to remove the Fabric Materials:

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