How to Free Up 115GB of SSD Space for Gears of War: E-Day

1. Gears of War: E-Day Storage Requirements

The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day requires an SSD on PC. Official beta guidance warned that HDDs are not supported and may cause severe loading issues, missing assets, stuttering, and crashes.

The final storage requirement is 115GB of SSD space, so installing the game on a mechanical hard drive is not a sensible workaround even if the drive has enough capacity.

⚡ 2. How to Free Up 115GB of SSD Space for Gears of War: E-Day?

Use the least disruptive cleanup method first. Do not delete random folders from Program Files or Windows simply because they are large. Identify what is taking up space, remove safe temporary data, and uninstall applications you no longer use.

Method 1: Run Windows Disk Cleanup

• Press Win + S, search for Disk Cleanup, and open it.

• Select the SSD where you plan to install Gears of War: E-Day.

• Click Clean up system files and select the drive again if prompted.

• Review items such as temporary files, delivery optimization files.

  

• Then click OK and Delete Files.

Be careful with Previous Windows installation(s). Deleting them removes the local rollback files for an earlier Windows installation.

Method 2: Do a Deeper System Cleanup

If Disk Cleanup does not recover enough space, 4DDiG Partition Manager’s Windows Clean feature offers a more convenient way to find and remove unnecessary system files, caches, and other clutter before installing Gears of War: E-Day.

• Download and install 4DDiG Partition Manager.

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• Launch it and go to the Windows Clean module. Click Start Scan button to begin scanning.

  

• After scanning, the tool will display temporary files, system caches, log files, and other junk that can be safely removed. Select the file categories you want to delete and click Clean to proceed.

  

• Once complete, confirm that your SSD now has enough room for Gears of War: E-Day and future updates.

  

Method 3: Expand the Partition for Large Games

Sometimes the SSD has unused space, but the partition assigned to the game does not. In this situation, extending the partition can create the room you need without deleting the existing game library.

• Launch 4DDiG Partition Manager, select Partition Management, choose the game SSD partition, and click Resize/Move.

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• Drag the partition’s edge to add adjacent unallocated space, or enter the desired size manually. Make sure the partition will have at least 115GB free, plus extra space for updates and temporary files. Click OK to preview the changes.

  

• Review the disk and partition information. If everything is correct, click OK to start.

  

• Wait for the process to finish without shutting down your PC.

• Click Finish, then check File Explorer to confirm that the SSD has enough space for Gears of War: E-Day.

  

Bonus Tip: Upgrade from HDD to SSD with Disk Cloning

If you do not have an SSD yet, follow the steps below to clone the drive and upgrade to an SSD, as the game requires SSD storage on PC. If computer already has an SSD, you can use 4DDiG Partition Manager’s Application Migration feature to move Gears of War: E-Day there.

• Install and launch 4DDiG Partition Manager, then connect the new SSD to your computer. Select Clone OS Disk from the main interface.

• Choose the connected SSD as the target disk and click Next. The source disk is usually your current system drive.

  

• Review the disk layout shown in the preview window. The source partitions will fill the target SSD by default. Drag the partition borders to adjust their size if needed, then click Start.

  

• Confirm that the correct disk is selected and click Sure to continue.

  

• Once complete, your system data will be copied to the SSD, which can then be used as the installation drive for Gears of War: E-Day.

  

Cloning a full system disk may overwrite the destination drive, so check the disk capacity and contents before confirming.

After cloning is finished, if you are upgrading your system drive, you still need to install the new SSD and set it as the boot drive. For detailed steps, see our guide: How to Replace SSD in Laptop/PC?

Conclusion

With Gears of War: E-Day storage requirements set at 115GB on an SSD, preparing your installation drive before launch can prevent avoidable download and loading problems. If the game is still on an HDD, consider reinstalling or cloning it to an SSD with 4DDiG Partition Manager.

The game’s global release is October 6, with pre-installation beginning September 29, so preparing early gives you time to resolve storage issues before launch.