Smaller Installs, Real Game Sizes & Disk Space Checks

Ascendara 11.6.1 · October 23, 2026

Games now extract in place, freeing the downloaded archive as files come out of it, so installing a game no longer needs room for both the archive and the game. Ascendara records how much space each game really takes after it installs, shows install sizes in the catalog once players have reported them, and checks for enough free space before a download starts. This update also makes the disk activity graph more accurate, lets you choose what happens to an existing copy when downloading a game again, and fixes several game update and security issues.

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What's new

➕ Added

Ascendara Core

• Extract ZIP, 7z and RAR archives in place, releasing the archive's space as extraction goes so installs no longer need double the space
• Record each game's real size on disk after it installs and passes verification
• Measure games installed before this update once, so the library shows their real size instead of the download size
• Stop a download that can't fit on the drive, and warn when there may not be enough space to install it
• Choose where to reinstall a game that already exists and whether to keep its playtime, achievements and stats
• Add app usage analytics through Firebase Analytics

Game Search

• Show a game's install size on the download page and game cards once players have reported it

Ascendara API

• Collect measured install sizes from verified installs and serve the median for each game's current version

🛠 Improved

Ascendara Core

• Use the update's download size for the free space check when updating a game
• Add a search button to the menu bar and align the window controls
• Reword the crash screen

Game Search

• Label sizes in search and on game cards as the download size

Big Picture

• Show install sizes when known and label download sizes on store cards and game details

🐛 Fixed

Ascendara Core

• Fix the disk activity graph freezing on one speed while files were being flushed or space was being released
• Clear disk read and write speeds once extraction finishes instead of showing the last speed while finalizing
• Fix game updates being blocked by finished downloads and stalling the app while backing up large games
• Show the library update badge even when the game index is behind
• Stop duplicate games appearing in cloud playtime
• Prevent PowerShell injection when creating game shortcuts
• Keep Ascendara's files on macOS and Linux in ~/.ascendara instead of the home folder

❌ Removed

Ascendara Core

• Remove the unused analytics setting
• Remove the estimated install size from the download page

Full list of code changes: 11.6.0 → 11.6.1