Why are my updates so much bigger than my friends?

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Hello pxrstx,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

There could be several reasons why your update is significantly larger than your friend's. One possibility is that you have additional content or DLC installed for the game, which requires a larger update. Another possibility is that your Xbox may have missed previous updates, causing the current update to be larger.



Try clearing your Xbox's cache by holding down the power button for 10 seconds until it turns off, unplugging the power cord, waiting for 30 seconds, and then plugging it back in and turning it on. You can also try manually checking for updates by going to "My games & apps" > "Updates" and selecting "Check for updates." Then, restart console.

If the issue persists on all games, please let us know the following details:

1. Are you part of Xbox Insider?
   
2. Do you have DLC for all of your games?
   

If you have other clarifications about this matter, you can get back to us by replying to this post.

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Hi X7GHOST, my name is Joel, I'm here to help you with any problems or questions you may have.

X7GHOST, this only happens when previously installed game files get corrupted, so when the update is released by the developer, the developer needs to replace those corrupted files in order to guarantee the stability of the game and the new update.

Please note that this is only a public forum, I will respond to you in a short period of time within the possible apologizing in advance for any delay in response. I am simply a user trying to provide information and knowledge that may be useful to others, I am not an employee of Microsoft.

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Ok that makes sense but I've done multiple updates already to Fortnite on the Xbox one since using it again and they have all been relatively small never more than I think 5 GB maybe a little more for the new season update but now I've got this big 33GB update so why is it only coming now

Hello, Pinballprowler1. Thanks for reaching out! My name is Lucas. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user just like you. I'll be happy to assist you today.

Since your Xbox One was on "stand by" for almost one year, several patches and updates were made and released (both for the console and for games) during this period.

So right now, let's say Fortnite releases an update. Your Xbox Series X already had the latest version before this update, so from that version to the most recent one, it only takes 3GB of files. Now, your Xbox One has the Fortnite version of one year ago (same for all other games and system files). So the Fortnite version of one year ago needs 33GB of files updated because it is way outdated than the previous latest one your Xbox Series X has.

Feel free to ask back any questions.