Fallout 4 VR Space Saver

If you're like me and like to have separate setups for your Pancake and VR versions of Fallout 4 on the same drive, but are limited on disk space, this is the mod for you!

When I saw that many of the files for the VR version of the game were the same size as the files in the Pancake version, I had an idea. After checking using the binary comparison tool WinMerge to see that the files are indeed identical down to the bit, I created a batch file that removes the bulky files from the VR data folder and instead points it to the same file in the pancake data folder! All of the files that are identical are included, if the files differed at all, they were not included.

Only usable on NTFS formatted drives (Likely C:\) as symlinking is a feature of the NTFS format.

THIS SCRIPT WILL NOT WORK ON FAT FORMATTED DRIVES.

If you try to use it on a FAT drive, it will only delete your files, requiring you to run the script again in "Remove" mode to restore your files.

Any changes you make to pancake version of the files will be reflected in the VR version, such as ShambleS1980's script to integrate torcher's Texture Optimization Project into the Fallout4 - TexturesX.ba2's in your data folder. Shout out to these guys for giving me the template for creating my script!

PLEASE NOTE! Running FO4VR using these optimized Texture files is not tested and you may not have perfect results.

The batch file also includes the option to create links to the DLC files (if you have them). If you do choose to link your DLC to your VR installation I would highly recommend also grabbing Maduin81's Fallout 4 VR and DLC standalone bug fixes as well!

Also, if you are using RDTG's Fallout 4 VR Optimization Project, download the optional file  starting with RTDG and run it just like the main file of your choice AFTER YOU INSTALL HIS MOD. Run batch again in "Remove" mode before uninstalling. Again, I would highly recommend getting this mod as it improves VR gameplay dramatically.

A Symbolic Link, or Symlink, changes the file from having two copies of the data on the drive, each game pointing to its own copy, to the VR version of the files pointing to the same file in the pancake version, since they are identical.

This is essentially just creating pointers to the same files in the pancake folder in the form of .symlink files, which the game reads as if they were the normal files. The upside to Symlinks over hardlinks is that Windows properly reads your file structure as saving the space this mod is designed to save!

1. place the batch anywhere you like, VR Data folder recommended

2. run the batch file by right-clicking it and selecting RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR, it wi