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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Do I really need to RE-download the whole game??

HI,  A couple days back, I had to do a clean install of Windows 7 because my computer wouldn't boot any more. Then, I couldn't start SW Battlefront from Origin's app nor from it's folder even though...
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    Carbonic
    10 years ago

    Hi @YourFacexx and welcome to Answers HQ

    How to install a Origin game using a backup, Battlefield 4 used as an example.

    1. Save your BF4 backup from “Origin Games\Battlefield 4” somewhere else
    2. Uninstall BF4 in Origin
    3. Make sure you have the correct installation directory selected in Origin’s settings
    4. Start the BF4 download in the new directory for 2 minutes
    5. Exit Origin
    6. Copy over the backup, overwriting all files
    7. Start Origin again
    8. Look at Origin verifying the files, setting up the changes in the registry and downloading the last files
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Carbonic
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10 years ago

Hi @YourFacexx and welcome to Answers HQ

How to install a Origin game using a backup, Battlefield 4 used as an example.

  1. Save your BF4 backup from “Origin Games\Battlefield 4” somewhere else
  2. Uninstall BF4 in Origin
  3. Make sure you have the correct installation directory selected in Origin’s settings
  4. Start the BF4 download in the new directory for 2 minutes
  5. Exit Origin
  6. Copy over the backup, overwriting all files
  7. Start Origin again
  8. Look at Origin verifying the files, setting up the changes in the registry and downloading the last files
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Anonymous
10 years ago

Thank you!! 

For some reason, installing the game directly into the drive (SSD) was not possible. I had to create a folder (Origin Games) within that drive AND then select it as the install directory folder. It's just weird since I was able to play the game directly from the drive and not having to create an additional folder in which everything would work. 

Thanks for your help! 🙂

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