Re: can i run and play the game on an external hard drive
The Game itself can be moved to an external drive. However your Documents folder can not.. It is the game itself that takes up most space not the personal files under Documents\Electronic Arts.
See the Accepted solution here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Origin-Moving-Games-to-Another-Hard-Drive-or-System/td-p/5776562
