Why is my download so fast?

[Sir0Tek]

1 minute ago, beersykins said:

Mathematically that's obviously not a factor of 100.

 

Per others there may be some cached resources and similar.

 

It is factor 100+-, he got a 100mbit ISP.

[Master Disaster]

Just now, aCatchyUserName said:

That's EXACTLY why I'm confused.

Well I actually own Forza Horizon 4 on Windows Store, AFAIK it doesn't keep a cache at all. Heck I once deleted the game and redownloaded it (because an update borked the game and it wouldn't start) on the same install & drive and it had to download the entire thing again from scratch.

[aCatchyUserName]

6 minutes ago, Sir0Tek said:

I bet that shipping costs will spoil the total...

But you did redownload the game on the very windows install used for the 1st download, without clearing the temporary-files in the meantime?

Depends on how many bought. 

[FloRolf]

1 minute ago, Sir0Tek said:

 

It is factor 100+-, he got a 100mbit ISP.

100mbit*10=1000mbit=1gbit=what the dude gets. 

[Master Disaster]

2 minutes ago, Sir0Tek said:

 

Try reading it again.

 

38 minutes ago, aCatchyUserName said:

I went to re-download Forza Horizon 4, which was deleted because it was on the old array

 

25 minutes ago, aCatchyUserName said:

Yes, but I specifically downloaded to my software raid0 array, then deleted the array, rebuilt it with the extra drive, then started the download.

Seems pretty cut & dry to me

[Sir0Tek]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

 

 

Seems pretty cut & dry to me

He downloaded it with the very windows install both times. He probably has most of it still available in the folder for temporary data. But hey, I must be wrong...

 

[Master Disaster]

4 minutes ago, Sir0Tek said:

He downloaded it with the very windows install both times. He probably has most of it still available in the folder for temporary data. But hey, I must be wrong...

 

On furthur investigation you might actually be correct...

 

Seems Windows 10 does keep a cache at C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Packages\ though not everything you download might be cached.

 

As I said earlier though..

 

Well I actually own Forza Horizon 4 on Windows Store, AFAIK it doesn't keep a cache at all. Heck I once deleted the game and redownloaded it (because an update borked the game and it wouldn't start) on the same install & drive and it had to download the entire thing again from scratch.

 

so now I'm confused.

 

[Sir0Tek]

3 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

100mbit*10=1000mbit=1gbit=what the dude gets. 

1gbit=128mbyte/s, he got 1.2gb/s, stated in the very first picture.

Next you say that he got 128mbyte/s since the whole download only took 600 seconds, very smart. And very surreal.

[aCatchyUserName]

12 minutes ago, Sir0Tek said:

1gbit=128mbyte/s, he got 1.2gb/s, stated in the very first picture.

Next you say that he got 128mbyte/s since the whole download only took 600 seconds, very smart. And very surreal.

Iether way, it doesn't matter... it's beyond my theoretical WiFi throughput.

[aCatchyUserName]

3 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

On furthur investigation you might actually be correct...

 

Seems Windows 10 does keep a cache at C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Packages\ though not everything you download might be cached.

I'll check that

[aCatchyUserName]

[Master Disaster]

Just now, aCatchyUserName said:

Then honestly, pray you don't get stung with a bill for a datacenter internet pipe LMAO

[aCatchyUserName]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

Then honestly, pray you don't get stung with a bill for a datacenter internet pipe LMAO

Should be impossible, with a charter supplied modem/router.

[FloRolf]

3 minutes ago, aCatchyUserName said:

Should be impossible, with a charter supplied modem/router.

Have you run speedtest.net

[aCatchyUserName]

1 minute ago, FloRolf said:

Have you run speedtest.net

Yes... 79.4Mbps down, 10.01Mbps up

[Sir0Tek]

 

9 minutes ago, aCatchyUserName said:

I'll check that

 

Windows-store? Also check:

 

Windows Store applications
%ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps
           
The “Store” application
%windir%\WinStore
           

[aCatchyUserName]

8 minutes ago, Sir0Tek said:

 

 

Windows-store? Also check:

 

Windows Store applications
%ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps
           
The “Store” application
%windir%\WinStore
           

Searched the whole system drive for "Forza".

[RejZoR]

1 hour ago, aCatchyUserName said:

There is an Xbox one with it installed, but I see so many limitations to reach that speed. The wifi upload speed on the Xbox (which was powered off at the time), the router speed, my Intel wifi limits, etc.

It can actually combine sources, similar like Bittorrent. So it can download from Microsoft AND from local resources combined.

[aCatchyUserName]

Just now, RejZoR said:

It can actually combine sources, similar like Bittorrent. So it can download from Microsoft AND from local resources combined.

If that were the case, it still couldn't go beyond my WiFi limitations. It's not connected through Ethernet at all, just 5gzh WiFi.

[aCatchyUserName]

I think I may buy rdr2, and see what that does. That is also on the Xbox, but I guess I was unaware/unsure that it could use the Xbox resources, while the Xbox is off.

[aCatchyUserName]

Nope... Rdr2 is downloading at around 10MB/s

[Spyder1384]

Decompression during download or pulling from your XBOX are both possible options. If you want to narrow it down at all, I would suggest that you uninstall completely, use DiskMax to clear any cached or windows temp folders (pretty good freeware), then open the performance tab in windows task manager and monitor your NIC/Network usage/speeds as you re-download the game. Or whatever netmon software you may prefer. This will give you a better understanding of what your Network is actually doing and not what is being reported by the "Store".