# The new EVE Online launcher Beta **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev Blogs\ **Tags:** beta, launcher, official\ **Created:** [April 12, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/the-new-eve-online-launcher-beta/402083 "2023-04-12T12:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 501
**Author:** ![CCP\_Stroopwafel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_stroopwafel/32/373385_2.png) [@CCP\_Stroopwafel](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Stroopwafel)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/the-new-eve-online-launcher-beta/402083/501 "2024-03-19T16:01:43Z")
> [@Eloken\_Toralen](#): > > The patch downloading now is 780 Mbyte. I am on a default spec M1 MacBook, at this rate by this time next year I will be out of space, just from EVE updates. The launcher will periodically remove unneeded files. If you want you can trigger this behavior yourself from the Tools/Cache section of the settings window in the launcher. > [@Galleintak](#): > > This shitty launcher again and again download halfgigabyte patches without any official patchnotes! Patched files do not require there to be patchnotes. This is sometimes done in preparation of bigger release beats where some of the graphical data is preloaded before the functionality actually goes live. This is fairly normal. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/the-new-eve-online-launcher-beta/402083)._