# The launcher dumping old backups into my recycle bin, filling up my drive until I empty it

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298 "2020-11-17T04:16:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pyrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298/1 "2020-11-17T04:16:47Z")

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I don’t know if this is intended or not, but I just went to update Cata to find out that my drive was mysteriously full. I went to empty my recycle bin only to find dozens of old Cata backups sitting in there.

Obviously I’m deleting them now, but the launcher probably should just be deleting old backups as they age out.

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298/2 "2020-11-17T12:59:19Z")

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That is exactly what it does - deleting your old backups. Your OS is configured to put deleted files into recycle bin.

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298/3 "2020-11-17T13:35:11Z")

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TBF, there _could_ be an option for direct deletion regardless of default OS settings, but that’s the issue with the launcher, not with CDDA, and should be resolved in launcher’s github instead of here.

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**Author:** ![Pyrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298/4 "2020-11-17T18:24:15Z")

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Can you point me to the launchers github?

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298/5 "2020-11-17T19:46:51Z")

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> [@Pyrite](#):
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> […] launchers github?

It’s the same where you downloaded it from, probably…  
Launcher’s forum topic:

> [@CDDA Game Launcher (Automatic updates and more!)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168):
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> [Download here](https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher/releases) This is a Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead game launcher for Windows only. It initially includes an automatic game updating process that will preserve your configs, save games, templates, memorials, custom tilesets, custom soundpacks and custom mods across versions. It preserves your previous version and it can also easily restore it. There are many more [planned features](https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher/blob/master/README.md). Implemented features [ul][li]Launching the game[/li] [li]Detecting the game version and build number[/li] [li]Re…

Launcher’s GitHub:

> **[GitHub - remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher: A Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead launcher...](https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher)**
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> A Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead launcher with additional features - GitHub - remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher: A Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead launcher with additional features

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**Author:** ![remyroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/remyroy/32/1226_2.png) [@remyroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/remyroy)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-launcher-dumping-old-backups-into-my-recycle-bin-filling-up-my-drive-until-i-empty-it/25298/6 "2020-11-17T22:07:43Z")

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There is an option in the Settings tab to change this behavior. All you have to do is click on that checkbox:

 ![cdda-settings](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/e/eb19b2607dcef5c9b6e4acdd7d8a93ae5ad5d656.png)