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#### 11.5.3 Little Disk Space

The startup files can get rather large, so you may want to cut their sizes a bit if you are running out of space.

`gnus-save-newsrc-file`

  If this is `nil`, Gnus will never save `.newsrc`—it will only save `.newsrc.eld`. This means that you will not be able to use any other newsreaders than Gnus. This variable is `t` by default.

`gnus-read-newsrc-file`

  If this is `nil`, Gnus will never read `.newsrc`—it will only read `.newsrc.eld`. This means that you will not be able to use any other newsreaders than Gnus. This variable is `t` by default.

`gnus-save-killed-list`

  If this is `nil`, Gnus will not save the list of dead groups. You should also set `gnus-check-new-newsgroups` to `ask-server` and `gnus-check-bogus-newsgroups` to `nil` if you set this variable to `nil`. This variable is `t` by default.