Why is the offline update package so large? Can I reduce its size?

Why is the offline update package so large? Can I reduce the size of it?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The update package is large because it contains updates for all MathWorks products, not just your licensed products. The update package size cannot be reduced. 

Answer 2

[Mikhail]

Yeah, and another reason is because it contains duplicated copies of archives between different update levels.