Origin is an online game distribution platform that provides a lot of games some of which are exclusive only to the platform. Often, users might need to move the games that they downloaded through Origin to another drive on the computer. Unfortunately, you can’t just copy and paste the game to the other drive.
How do I change where my Origin games download to?
How to change where EA Origin installs games on your PC
- In the top menu bar, select Origin.
- Click on Application settings.
- Select Installs and saves from the window you now see.
- Under on your computer find game library location.
- Click change folder.
- Select or create the desired folder on your mass storage drive.
How do you copy Origin games?
Copy the Documents portion of all EA, Electronic Arts, Origin folders to the documents folder of the new computer. Choose one game at a time in Origin and begin the download. PAUSE it after 2-3 MB have downloaded. Right click on the game in Origin and choose Repair.
Where does Origin install games?
When you install a game through Origin, the files are copied to a certain folder on your hard drive. This folder is called the installation folder. The default path for EA Games is C:\Program Files(x86)\Origin Games. You can set the default installation path of a game or even move your game through Origin.
How do I increase Origin download speed?
Try these fixes:
- Check your network.
- Update your network adapter driver.
- Run Origin as an administrator.
- Perform a clean boot.
- Start Origin in R&D mode.
- Clean the Origin cache file.
- Reinstall Origin.
- Use a VPN.
How do I find my game files on Origin?
Launch Origin. Set Origin’s “Game library location” to point to the folder on the drive with all your games. In Origin, click Download for each of the games that are present on that drive.
How do I fix slow download speed on Origin?
How can I Move my Origin games to another drive?
If you want to move your games as well, then create an Origin Games folder on your SSD and cut and paste the games to that location. Then complete the following steps to make sure Origin detects your games correctly: 1. Open Origin 2. Go to Application Settings 3. Select the Advanced section 4. Under Downloaded Games, select “Change…” 5.
Is there anyway to reinstall origin without having to?
My apologies for any confusion caused, but reinstalling Origin does not require you to re-download the games. Uninstalling and reinstalling Origin has not impact on your downloaded games as only the Origin client is affected by this
Is there a way to install games on origin?
Update: Origin now detects files in the game folder prior to installing them; meaning you no longer need to start a download before installing a game, you can just start the download and Origin will automatically detect and install it. Hey All!
How to move and replace files in origin?
When prompted to “Merge Folders” click yes, and select “Move and Replace” if windows asks to overwrite any files. 7. Open Origin up, and install the games!
