- #HOW TO CHANGE EPIC GAMES DOWNLOAD LOCATION HOW TO#
- #HOW TO CHANGE EPIC GAMES DOWNLOAD LOCATION INSTALL#
- #HOW TO CHANGE EPIC GAMES DOWNLOAD LOCATION UPGRADE#
Maybe the Microsoft Installer is corrupt or has other problems. Take a screen shot of that and post it (be sure there's no private info in the screen shot). Go to:Īnd look through each of the subkeys until you find the one with the DisplayName of "Epic Games Launcher". Is the launcher still listed in Control Panel / Programs & Features? It's likely this will only show up if it is still listed in the Programs & Features. Even if you explained what all you've done (such as installed to drive D, removed drive D, ran CCleaner registry cleaner, removed this and that registry entry), I still may not be able to reproduce the same problem on my system.
#HOW TO CHANGE EPIC GAMES DOWNLOAD LOCATION HOW TO#
If I could reproduce the same problem on my test machine then I might be able to figure out how to fix it. If you have any other ideas I would be happy to try anything. I searched the registry for both of those and neither are in it. If you try anything with the registry make the backup first and know how to restore it if needed. I don't think it means "disk 0", I think it means the old installation path cannot be found. I tried to replicate your problem but it doesn't say "0" for me no matter what I try. I think it's now located at:Ĭomputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ More backup info can be found here: Īlso I think the registry location has changed. You would want to make a registry backup and probably a restore point before trying anything like that.
#HOW TO CHANGE EPIC GAMES DOWNLOAD LOCATION INSTALL#
He could not install it back to drive C because the installation program wanted to install it to the old location. Read the last 2 messages here: The person had installed the same launcher to another drive and that drive was removed. You can have Steam identify the game and add it to your library.Ī better way to move games to a new drive is by creating a new games folder in that drive.Hi, I've seen a similar problem before but it was a while back and some things have changed since then. You won’t have to download the files again. This solution doesn’t work with every game, so you may want to uninstall it from Steam and reinstall it in the new location.
Select the new location for Steam when it says it cannot find local files.Ĭopying your Steam folder will take a while, which is why it makes sense to remove any games you don’t need.Select “Local Files” and “Verify Integrity of Local Files.”.Right click the game and select “Properties.”.Start Steam, let it load, and select a game.Copy your Steam folder to the new drive.In the existing games location, remove any games you no longer need installed to make the entire process faster.Mac uses the Apple File System (APFS) and Windows uses the New Technology File System (NTFS). For a replacement drive or upgraded drive, have your operating system recognize the new device and format it.This first way is the inexact way, but it works. There is a clunky way to move your games and a sensible one. Here are some ways to change game download locations in Steam. If Steam already exists and you already have games there, you can move them if you want.
#HOW TO CHANGE EPIC GAMES DOWNLOAD LOCATION UPGRADE#
Many Steam users find that they run out of space on the currently used partition of existing storage or need to replace the drive due to failure or upgrade it to get more space. How to Move Game Downloads of Existing Steam Games