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DanielHarvey
Iron Contributor
Aug 19, 2026

500GB ain't what it used to be, huh?

So I just installed a couple games and—yeah. That space vanished faster than my will to live on a Monday morning.

I remember when 500GB felt like a mansion. You could throw a few games on there, keep your music library, some random photos, and still have room to spare. Now? Two or three AAA titles and I'm already getting that sad little "low disk space" warning. It's honestly kinda depressing.

I'm running a 500GB SSD—and before you say it, yes, I know I should've gone bigger. Hindsight's 20/20, alright? But between two 70GB games and one that's pushing 100GB, I'm already scraping the bottom of the barrel. And that's before saves, mods, or even a single screenshot.

I know I can grab an external drive or upgrade to something bigger, but I'm genuinely curious—what's everyone else working with? Is 500GB still manageable if you're smart about it? Or am I just coping and 1TB is basically the new minimum?

Drop your storage setup below. Let me know how you're surviving out here.

RIP my free space. 

 

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  • Thekio's avatar
    Thekio
    Copper Contributor

    Steam and other launchers let you move installation folders to another drive. You can keep games on an external HDD and move them back to your SSD only when you want to play them.

  • If you can swing it, upgrading to a 1TB or 2TB NVMe SSD is the single best quality-of-life upgrade you can make. Prices have dropped significantly; you can get a decent 1TB NVMe for $50-70 and a 2TB for $90-120.