Origin tries to redownload already installed games. Help?

[iPoizonZ]

I used to have just one HDD (D, with origin and games installed on it. I recently got a new SSD (C and I did a fresh install of windows onto it, moved across some apps and drivers, and told steam that my games were still on my old HDD, and it recognized them and I can play them instantly. Now, I've tried to do the same thing with origin. I went to application settings, and made the game installation directory my old HDD, in Program Files (x64) > Origin Games. I assumed it would be like Steam, and recognize them and no further downloading and installing would be necessary. When clicking on any game, it starts completely re-downloading the game, and skips no files, even though the game files are already in "Origin Games". Some please help ASAP because my internet is insanely slow (about 0.5MB/s) and for me to redownload over 100GB of games would be an utter nightmare and would quite literally take weeks. ]

Thank you!

[jrrdw]

Turn off auto update in Origin Client then at a time of your choosing run updates manually on the games that you want to.

[holger1405]

@iPoizonZ

First, did you double checked that Origin downloads the game files? It will always say "Download" even if it is in the process of verifying the game files.

Second, I assume you mean "Program Files (x86)" not "Program Files (x64)"?

If Origin really tries to download the games, use this workaround:

1. Close Origin completely.
2. Rename the "Origin Games" folder under "Program Files (x86)" on your old hard drive to "Old_Origin Games"
3. Create a new "Origin Games" folder (Without the quotes) under the "Program Files (x86) folder on the old drive manually.
4. Start Origin > Start the download of a game of your choice > after 30 seconds, pause the download.
5. Copy (Or move if you don't have sufficient space) the Game files from the "Old_Origin Games\>directory of the game you started to download<" into the newly crated "Origin Games\>directory of the game you started to download<" folder. (Overwrite)  
6. Resume the download in Origin > now Origin should find your Game files, verify them and install the game.
   
   Repeat this from step 4 for every game you have.

Note: Modded game files will be overwritten (and therefore downloaded) with the original game files no matter what you do.

[Brightbabyblue4]

I can't figure out how to get a game I already bought off of origin to get on it! what do I do?!

[yahel_1]

Hi @Brightbabyblue4

Learn how to download a game to My Game Library in Origin https://help.ea.com/en-tr/help/origin/origin/how-do-i-download-my-new-game-on-origin/

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