Re: When (if ever) will we be able to download games to separate hard drives?

by yahel_1
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When (if ever) will we be able to download games to separate hard drives?

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Re: When (if ever) will we be able to download games to separate hard drives?

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HAR_GP you need to close Origin and all games.

-copy the current folder to the desired location
- I recommend you copy the data to the final location (not move) and then simply rename the old location( deleting it only after you know everything is working).

-run a copy of the command prompt as an administrator: find command prompt on the start menu, right-click, and choose "run as administrator"

-run the following command (with the relevant old and new locations, in that order):
mklink /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\" "D:\Games\Origin\Games"

And now will create a directory junction point (essentially a symbolic link) in the old location that will silently redirect all requests to use that location and any sub-locations to the new location you have specified, it does this without the knowledge of  programs - so they will continue to work unaffected.

 

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