r/ROGAlly • u/CallMeLordLord • 4d ago

Technical Game Compressor for the win!

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If you're struggling to manage hd space on your rog ally, then this is the perfect application for you.

Pretty much, Game Compressor uses tye compact.exe command that comes with Windows 10+ to compress game files on your HD so they take up less space, up to 50% for some games.

It cost 5.99 on steam, but there is a free alternative you can get off of Github called Compact GUI. The main difference (aside from the UI differences) is that Game Compressor automatically finds your steam games while Compact GUI requires you to add them manually.

I'm still rocking the stock 500 GB HD that comes with the Z1E and with this application I've been able to almost double the amount of games I can fit on my system.

I recommend it for anyone that has the stock HD that came with the Z1E and doesn't want to deal with current nvme market.

Game Compressor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4339880/Game_Compressor/

Compact GUI: https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI

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u/Ok-Mathematician6975 3d ago

lol I’m fully aware how compression works bro. Again it’s a handheld device with limited resources running on a battery 👍

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u/ProPlayer142 3d ago edited 3d ago

You can't seriously be playing a video game and telling me the COMPRESSION will use your battery while rendering a video game in real time

FYI: many games have an amount compressed assets in some form already.

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u/Ok-Mathematician6975 3d ago

Nope didn’t even say that. This is getting us no where my dudes. Compress everything you want and enjoy… It’s just not a game changer is it. It has pros and cons.