Uninstalled the good old UE4 client. The reinstall went from 110 GB to 49.9 GB. Downloading 
I played from 2019 for years, then finally let my empire decay. But a few weeks ago, it was like this game was calling me again. I can’t believe my luck when I heard Funcom and Inflexion announced the UE5 upgrade..so grateful <3
if you use linux dont do it