{"id":454994,"date":"2026-03-23T08:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/ansys-discovery-standalone-or-lightweight-version-student-license\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:35:03","slug":"ansys-discovery-standalone-or-lightweight-version-student-license","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/ansys-discovery-standalone-or-lightweight-version-student-license\/","title":{"rendered":"ANSYS Discovery Standalone or Lightweight Version (Student License)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;div data-olk-copy-source=&#8221;MessageBody&#8221;&gt;Dear ANSYS Discovery Support Team,&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am a student currently trying to install ANSYS Discovery through the ANSYS Student package.&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, I have encountered a significant issue related to disk space during the installation process.&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Although I have approximately 120 GB of free storage available, the installation fails due to insufficient space.&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It seems that the full ANSYS Student package requires a substantial amount of temporary disk space during extraction and installation, which exceeds my system&rsquo;s capacity.&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My main objective is to use ANSYS Discover, and I do not require the rest of the applications included in the full ANSYS Student suite.&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For this reason, I would like to kindly ask if it would be possible to:&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Obtain a standalone installer for ANSYS Discovery (even if it is from a previous version), or&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Access a lighter version of the ANSYS Student package that includes only Discovery, or&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Receive guidance on how to install only the necessary components to run ANSYS Discovery with limited disk space&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I would greatly appreciate any assistance or recommendations you can provide, including access to previous versions that may have lower installation requirements.&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you very much for your time and support.&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kind regards,&lt;\/div&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-454994","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27789"],"_bbp_topic_id":["454994"],"_bbp_subscription":["667247","199"],"_bbp_author_ip":["85.85.73.213"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["455069"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["455069"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-03-23 17:04:29"],"_bbp_reply_count":["5"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["667247","199"],"_btv_view_count":["174"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"ana_marsalyahoo-es"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/454994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/454994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}