The installer I'm trying to build is extremely large. The total installed folder size is ~12GB, with several individual files in the package exceeding 2GB.
When I try the CAB mode, it tells me that my files are too big. When I try LZMA mode, it seems to finish producing the installer but the .exe it produces won't open.
Can Advanced Installer handle something this big?
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Re: Need to create extremely large installer
Hi,
Advanced Installer should be able to handle the package. Unfortunately the size of a CAB file cannot exceed 2GB, so for your package you can use only LZMA compression. However, Windows cannot open an EXE file larger than 2GB, so the compressed files should not be included in the EXE. You can try using these options:
- "Archive installation files using LZMA compression for smallest package size" in the "Configuration" tab of the "Builds" page
- "Leave install files outside" in the "Bootstrapper" tab of the "Builds" page
Let us know if the package doesn't work when using this approach.
Regards,
Cosmin
Advanced Installer should be able to handle the package. Unfortunately the size of a CAB file cannot exceed 2GB, so for your package you can use only LZMA compression. However, Windows cannot open an EXE file larger than 2GB, so the compressed files should not be included in the EXE. You can try using these options:
- "Archive installation files using LZMA compression for smallest package size" in the "Configuration" tab of the "Builds" page
- "Leave install files outside" in the "Bootstrapper" tab of the "Builds" page
Let us know if the package doesn't work when using this approach.
Regards,
Cosmin