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Anonymous
9 years ago
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Can't get game to change install location. Bought new SSD :(

Hey all.

So I went out and bought a new shiny vid card, and an SSD. I was excited to play this game on much better settings.

Problem - I can't get this game to save to my SSD.

Uninstalled Origin, uninistalled the game. Redownloaded origin, and it still automatically saves the download location to my HDD. I can't even choose my SSD.

Kind of upset here. Anyone know what I can do? ☹️

Windows 10

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  • @Rajahten11 Have you changed your Origin settings to install games on your preferred drive? To do this you need to go to Origin (menu within the Origin application) > Account settings, then head to the installs & saves tab. Under the 'On your computer' section you will find 'Game Library Location' with the option to change the directory, this is where your games will install. By default it may be something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games.

    I'll include a screenshot in case I did a poor job of explaining (tends to happen to me a bit 😛 ). If you still have the older version of Origin, it may look a little different. You will still need to go to the Origin menu > Application Settings > Advanced Options (or it may be settings... has been a while).

    Just in case, the older version of Origin (you will want to change the path for 'Downloaded Games'):

    If that doesn't help, let us know 🙂

  • Fred_vdp's avatar
    Fred_vdp
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    9 years ago

    Like in that screenshot, I also advise keeping the installers on the hard drive to limit SSD writes, as long as the game itself is installed to the SSD.

    I hope you get it working. The game has a few issues that are eliminated when it's installed to an SSD, such as characters that don't load quickly enough.

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