Gaming PSA: Fortnite has 1.2 gigabytes of optional content installed by default - Here's how to remove it

[smileyhead]

This is something I've noticed today as I was updating my game to play with someone. Fortnite has every available language installed by default. This wouldn't be a problem of course... if they didn't weigh ~250 megabytes per translation. That adds a total of ~1.2 gigabytes of content that you will most likely never use. Even if you use one of those languages, (since English can't be uninstalled) the useless stuff is still an entire gigabyte. Here's how you remove it:

Spoiler: Cue 2011-esque YouTube tutorial music

Click on the cog to the right of the Launch button.

Select Options.

Scroll down to Additional Languages.

Untick all of them (notice the Required Storage Space counter going down).

Click Apply.

Click Yes.

 

[Selim873]

I checked this and I didn't have the extra languages installed. Do you other language packs on Windows installed that may have triggered Epic Launcher into adding those?

 

[smileyhead]

I checked this and I didn't have the extra languages installed. Do you other language packs on Windows installed that may have triggered Epic Launcher into adding those?

Nope. I only have UK English installed.

 

[x65943]

Nope. I only have UK English installed.

Is it possible that there was some option you ticked yes on when you installed fortnite?

 

[smileyhead]

Is it possible that there was some option you ticked yes on when you installed fortnite?

No idea.

 

[Joe88]

this is pretty standard in the EU, games usually ship in 10+ languages in the install files regardless of what language you will use