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streaming download+assembly for Epic/GOG to reduce peak disk usage #1091

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Counterproposal to #1070. Instead of two-phase download-then-assemble with ref-counted cleanup, interleave download and assembly so files complete front-to-back as chunks arrive. Chunks deleted immediately once their last consumer is assembled. Peak disk drops from ~2x to ~1x install size.

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