# Minimal Win32 Ruby install?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimal-win32-ruby-install/81537>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimal-win32-ruby-install/81537 "2007-01-09T19:31:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimal-win32-ruby-install/81537/1 "2007-01-09T19:31:23Z")

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I’m new to Ruby, and noticed that the install contains a HUGE number of  
files. I’d like to have this installed on a flash drive, but it takes  
too  
much space - which directories and files can I safely delete (I already  
deleted the samples and src directories)? I’m only using the core parts  
of  
Ruby (not “enterprise” development, just for personal use).

Thanks,  
Mike S.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimal-win32-ruby-install/81537/2 "2007-01-09T19:51:26Z")

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On Jan 9, 2007, at 10:30, Mike S. wrote:

> I’m new to Ruby, and noticed that the install contains a HUGE  
> number of  
> files. I’d like to have this installed on a flash drive, but it  
> takes too  
> much space - which directories and files can I safely delete (I  
> already  
> deleted the samples and src directories)? I’m only using the core  
> parts of  
> Ruby (not “enterprise” development, just for personal use).

gem uninstall any gems you don’t need. Also, RDoc or ri data if you  
don’t need that either.

–  
Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net)

I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE!

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**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimal-win32-ruby-install/81537/3 "2007-01-10T07:45:33Z")

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Eric H. wrote:

> > Ruby (not “enterprise” development, just for personal use).
> 
> gem uninstall any gems you don’t need. Also, RDoc or ri data if you  
> don’t need that either.

The minimum under windoze? These two files:

4,608 ruby.exe  
794,624 msvcrt-ruby18.dll