Logos Folders consuming 25GB of disk space. how to minimize?

LibraryIndex itself has 4gb

Resource Manager has 16.3gb

How do I minimize this? I have tons of books but I only use a few.

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    Go to the library and right-click books you don't use, then click "remove from this device." If you put "type:media OR type:course" in the library pane and remove those resources you will probably find those video resources are the ones taking up the most space. You can hold down CTRL or CMD and click multiple books, then right click them and remove them all from your device. They will still show up in an all search and can be downloaded again at any time.

    There are 2700 resources.... Do I have to click on each one individually?

    no, the standard multiple select techniques work on Windows.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

    There are 2700 resources.... Do I have to click on each one individually?

    No, as stated above. But let me show you resources over 200 MB in size:

    • Lexham Geographic commentaries
    • resources with maps/atlases  e.g. Carta, ESV Bible Atlas, especially BiblicalPlacesMaps (400 MB).
    • ESV Study Bible or ESV Global Study Bible Notes  (but, I would never delete the first one).

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

    There are 2700 resources.... Do I have to click on each one individually?

    If it is too daunting, the other option is to uninstall Logos and reinstall it, but to select "download minimal resources" or something like that, then download the ones you want instead of having them all and deleting the ones you don't. 

    If you're worried about 25 GB of space, you might be surprised to know that you can get a 512 gb SSD and upgrade your existing computer for about $50. 

    If it is too daunting, the other option is to uninstall Logos and reinstall it, but to select "download minimal resources" or something like that, then download the ones you want instead of having them all and deleting the ones you don't. 

    Good advice, I'll probably do that with my laptop.

    If you're worried about 25 GB of space, you might be surprised to know that you can get a 512 GB SSD and upgrade your existing computer for about $50. 

    As I understand, adding the SSD is not enough, but Logos data has to be in the C:\ drive in the PC. Therefore, reinstalling also the operating system is needed? 

    Gold package, and original language material and ancient text material, SIL and UBS books, discourse Hebrew OT and Greek NT. PC with Windows 11

    As I understand, adding the SSD is not enough, but Logos data has to be in the C:\ drive in the PC. Therefore, reinstalling also the operating system is needed? 

    Logos can be installed on drives other then C:\ ... I have a large SSD divided into two partitions C:\ and D:\. At installation, instead of using the default location, I selected the option to install Logos in D:\logos.  This put the Logos folders into D:\logos.

    Wolfgang Schneider

    (BibelCenter)

    Go to the library and right-click books you don't use, then click "remove from this device." If you put "type:media OR type:course" in the library pane and remove those resources you will probably find those video resources are the ones taking up the most space. You can hold down CTRL or CMD and click multiple books, then right click them and remove them all from your device. They will still show up in an all search and can be downloaded again at any time.

    Thank you, Justin, this was helpful (saved 2,5 GB of space!). 

    Does anybody know of any way how to determine the size of individual resources? (I know I can use the "download minimal resources" option, but I would prefer to do manually delete them (and know which ones are deleted). And there's no point in deleting 20 small resources, if there is a giant one that if it gets deleted, would release much space.) 

    Does anybody know of any way how to determine the size of individual resources?

    In File Explorer (or Mac equivalent),  open the Resources folder at ...Logos\Data\randomId\ResourceManager\Resources   (Logos4 on Mac).

    Sort by Size, but note that you only consider files with suffix:

    *.logos4
    *.lbxlls
    *.lbspbb   ---> Personal Books
    *.lbsclv    
    *.lbxtml
    *.lbshtm
    *.lbsmps
    *.lbsspd

    If you consider CARTASACREDBRIDGE.logos4, then type/paste CARTASACREDBRIDGE in the Command Box to get its title in Library.

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

    Thank you, Dave, that was very helpful!

    If you have used Mobile Ed courses videos you will have gobbled up a lot of MB.  Logos tech helped me with this issue a while back, saying there is a folder that can be safely deleted.  But sorry to say, I don't remember which folder it is.  They will help if you call.