Third-party sites often offer "highly compressed" versions that reduce the size by stripping or heavily compressing assets. While some may work, they come with significant risks:
The official storage requirement for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is of available space. However, the actual download size can vary significantly:
The total disk size can reach nearly 28 GB , with a download size of around 23 GB .
Some versions of the Special Edition appear smaller because they use newer compression methods (like .BSA files) and may not include all language packs. Risks of "Highly Compressed" Downloads