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I'm trying to build Qt with visual studio (2010), but the build has so far taken up over 16GB of my tiny hard drive. I've already uninstalled practically every program I have.

Is there any way I can compile qt without it hogging so much space, yet still get every feature? And once the build completes, will the unrequired files clear up, or do I have to do that manually? How big will the build be (as said earlier, I've already reached 16+ GB)?

I'm new to this, so please speak in layman's terms. Thanks.

ladaghini
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Start with 40-50GB of free space. The build generates a lot of temporary files which you can clean later manually.

If that is too much for your computer, get an external harddisk. 1000GB should be less than $100.

Aaron Digulla
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  • Does the build occur entirely in C:\Qt\some-release\qt (and not some-release\bin)? If so, I can build on my external and move that cleaned up qt build folder back to C:, correct? – ladaghini Dec 06 '10 at 11:48
  • I'm not 100% sure when using VisualStudio; I'm using Linux and build from the command line. There, I can specify a different folder for generated files (incl. temp. ones and deliverables). – Aaron Digulla Dec 06 '10 at 12:35
  • @ladaghini: you can't build in one place and then copy it elsewhere as there are a number of paths hardwired into the Qt build tools. I would suggest getting an extra HD as Aaran has said. If you are building Qt often then a 1000rpm drive is well worth the modest cost. – the_mandrill Dec 06 '10 at 12:56
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You can reduce it's size by avoiding Qt-WebKit,etc(if you want). Check this link

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