So, I am guessing there is no way to prevent Etabs from writing some of that data in the first place.
Because the trouble is most of the processing time seems to be used for writing those files rather than analyzing the model itself.
How can I modify the time steps in dynamic analysis?
I am analyzing a 40-story building subjected to wind load and it's taking too long to complete the analysis. (8 hours and the output files are 7 GBs altogether!!!)
Is there any way I can reduce the processing time?
I'm getting several warnings on load transfer. E.g.
Warning: Area load transfer, Check L30, F345. Total loss = 210.621866 KN. For load case LIVE.
How can I rectify such problems?