How to path game downloads to alternative disk?
I just got origin for Battlefield 4 but it's trying to install it to my already full SSD and not giving me the option to put it on my HD. Anyone know how i can put it on my HD?
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As the above post is a bit all over the place and confusing, here are some simpler steps to switch the download option to another drive (since it sounds like you have not downloaded it yet).
1. Open up your Origin Client and click Origin in the top-left corner
2. Click Application Settings
3. Click Advanced
4. Under the Download Games section, select Change...
5. Find the drive you want to download to, and create a folder named Origin Games
6. Select the folder you created above
7. Now it should display this drive and folder location in the section next to Change...
8. Go back to your My Games tab and download BF4. It will now install to the drive you selected.
If you have actually downloaded the game, the steps below will allow you to transfer it to a different drive without having to re-download.
1. COPY the game folder (i.e "STAR WARS Battlefront") and PASTE to the drive you wish to transfer to (the D drive, E drive, etc)
2. Once transferred re-name the folder "Copy of ..."
3. Open up your Origin Client
4. Click on Origin in the top-left corner and select Application Settings...
5. Click Advanced on the left hand side
6. Under "Downloaded Games", click Change...
7. Locate the Drive you wish to install the game to, create a folder on the drive called "Origin Games" and select that folder
8. Go back to your My Games tab and right-click on the game you want to download / install and select Download
9. Let the download go for about 30-60 sec and hit Pause (or the Pause symbol)
10. Find the folder on the drive that it is downloading to
11. Open up the folder that the games are in and delete ALL files in that folder, but LEAVE THE FOLDER THERE
12. Now go to the folder you transferred from the other drive (Copy of ...) and highlight and COPY ALL of the files inside that folder (NOT the folder itself)
13. Go to the folder that Origin created and you just deleted the files from and PASTE the files from the "Copy of ..." folder
14. Go back to your Origin Client and press resume on the download
15. It will now take a minute or two and then your download will jump to 100% and install the game
16. Enjoy!!!
