Query about BF4 installation

TheDoc

Hi all,

Quick question. Is BF4 portable, in a sense, can I move the installation folder from one SSD to another?

Steam sale quickly filling up my main drive, and I want to move BF4 over to my dedicated "Blizzard" gaming SSD. Can I just move it or does it require and uninstall and reinstall(and redownload)

MajesticDonkey

TheDoc wrote: »

Hi all,

Quick question. Is BF4 portable, in a sense, can I move the installation folder from one SSD to another?

Steam sale quickly filling up my main drive, and I want to move BF4 over to my dedicated "Blizzard" gaming SSD. Can I just move it or does it require and uninstall and reinstall(and redownload)

Yes. However each DLC pack needs to be done individually, separate from the game, or else you'll need to go at the registry to tell Origin the DLCs are installed.

Just copy the files to a safe place and uninstall the game through Origin. Then go and install the game again through Origin, choose where you want to install it, start the download (for 2-3 MB) then completely close Origin without pausing the download. Now copy the game files to the new folder without the Xpack folders in the "Update" folder. Open Origin back up, it'll verify the files and should install fine. Sometimes the patches don't work and you might need to install an 800MB patch or something.

Now do the same with each DLC pack, open Origin, start the download, close it, copy the files, and open Origin again.

dreamers75

http://www.overclock.net/t/1222388/guide-moving-reinstalling-origin-and-games-without-re-downloading

Step by step guide but its pretty much what Donkey said.

TheDoc

I ended up just uninstalling and reinstalling, did it all during a three hour raid in wow so got sorted fully

Thanks.