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lzilchetl
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4 years ago
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Installing BF4 to D reive

Hi All

I'm joining-in on the return to BF4 and trying to install. Struggled to get the vanilla version to install on my D (HDD) drive. I still have BFV on my SSD - 90Gb! Does not leave me with a lot to play with, so need to use my HDD. Managed to get the core BF4 installed after finding out that you cannot define a new installation location that is more than one folder deep. But, blowed if I can get the expansion packs to install in the same folder. Might need to uninstall and start again selecting all the expansion packs from the start, but just wondered if anyone knows if I can define a location without doing that.

Many thanks

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  • Sabrewulv's avatar
    Sabrewulv
    4 years ago

    @lzilchetl when you go to install bf4 you can change where you want to install the game to by clicking this circled option in the screenshot I attached

    I have two SSD Drives my C: drive is for windows my D: is for games so for example if you click change location you should be able to pick where you want to install Bf 4

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    Sabrewulv
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago

    @lzilchetl when you go to install bf4 you can change where you want to install the game to by clicking this circled option in the screenshot I attached

    I have two SSD Drives my C: drive is for windows my D: is for games so for example if you click change location you should be able to pick where you want to install Bf 4

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    lzilchetl
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    @SabrewulvThanks. I installed the BF4 vanilla that way (though took a while to work out that you can only go one directory deep) but not the extensions as I wanted to see that it worked first. Then downloaded the expansion packs and returned to see they had found their way to my C drive again. Can't find a way of redirecting them, i don't think you get the location option with the packs. I'm just being lazy really as I don't want to uninstall everything and start again. I'm pretty confident that if I selected the D drive when i install BF4 again and checked install the DLCs they will install alongside each other. Thanks.

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    Sabrewulv
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago

    @lzilchetl I just saw I misread your post, I don't think you can redirect the expansion packs, when you installed the base game did you redirect it to the D: drive? the expansion packs should have installed there too

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    lzilchetl
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @Sabrewulv I think you have to do it all at the same time. I installed the core game on the D drive then installed the DLCs but they went to the C drive. I think I will be ok if I start again and select the expansion packs as part of the initial install to D: . Flipping BFV taking up 90Gb on my SSD doesn't help - I think the time has come to buy an SSD to devote to Battlefield games before BF 2042 arrives. Thanks for your help.
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    Sabrewulv
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago

    hope you get it sorted mate happy gaming 

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