Optimize installation disk size

[ArKay74]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I just realized that PowerToys needs 3.1GB of storage. There should be a way to install it without every module requiring its own copies of the same (shared) libraries.

Scenario when this would be used?

It's important to me because I have a small system partition on my work notebook.

Supporting information

No response

[stefansjfw]

Hi, @ArKay74

Thanks for reporting. We are actively working on this. Stay tuned :)

[crutkas]

This is also a false positive due to how we're leveraging hard links currently. The disk footprint is far less than what you're seeing. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/disk-usage-footprint.md

[Demonese]

Hello PowerToys developers, you really need to think about whether we need such a huge installation size:

Many files can be shared or hard link.
I completely cannot understand why a "toolbox" software that should be very compact has the same weight as PS :(.

[crutkas]

.72 we are redoing how we handle files. You are seeing a false positive on disk usage due to the hard links for stuff under .71

please check out the doc I linked to prior

[jaimecbernardo]

This issue has been worked on during the 0.72 development cycle. Please update your PowerToys installation to the latest.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases
Thank you!