How do I move my games from one hard drive to another.

[Gwydderig]

I've upgraded my hard drive and would like to know how to move installed programs from the old one to the new one.

[Loopingeuh · Accepted solution]

For move your games from EA Desktop :

1. Close EA Desktop
2. Kill task EA Background Service in Task Manager
3. Move your game folder, for example : from C:\Program Files\EA Games\ to D:\Program Files\EA Games

4. Open regedit and change directory for your games
Here : Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games\

And Here : Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\EA Games\

5. Launch EA Desktop

[puzzlezaddict]

@Gwydderig  Create a folder on the new hard drive where you'd like your games to be.  Open your Origin game library, right-click on a game tile, select Move Game, and choose the folder you created.  This has to be done manually with each game.

You can also change the default install location in Origin: under Application Settings, click the Installs & Saves header, and choose the new folder.

As far as I know, this function doesn't yet exist in the EA Desktop App, but Origin should see any games installed through the App and be able to move them too.

[Loopingeuh · Accepted solution]

For move your games from EA Desktop :

1. Close EA Desktop
2. Kill task EA Background Service in Task Manager
3. Move your game folder, for example : from C:\Program Files\EA Games\ to D:\Program Files\EA Games

4. Open regedit and change directory for your games
Here : Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games\

And Here : Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\EA Games\

5. Launch EA Desktop

[Venator-Prime]

@Loopingeuh Worked for me, thank you so much.

[Arockah]

@Loopingeuh  LEGEND

[MisterSalinger]

@Loopingeuh The Windows Registry is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural...

[Devrimm]

@Loopingeuh Thank you sir!

[727fb315085b009fbf8596dd00da3bbb]

@Loopingeuh Works like a charm. Many thanks

[BigBamZ]

@Loopingeuh Works great but sometimes "EA Games" isn't the right path in the registry.

For Example "Titanfall" can be found in the "Respawn"-folder. 

[Superyus7]

What do I change in the Directory??