How to Move Installed PC Games Between Hard Drives

When you install a new game, you can install it in any folder you want, on any drive. To move an Origin game to a new folder, just right-click the game in Origin's Library view, choose Move Game, and browse to your new drive.

1. How do I move games from C drive to D drive?
2. How do I move Windows 10 games to another drive?
3. How do I transfer games from PC to external hard drive?
4. How do I change where my PC downloads games?
5. Should I install games on C drive or D drive?
6. Can I put games on my D drive?
7. Can you transfer games between Microsoft accounts?
8. Can I move a game from HDD to SSD?
9. How do you move apps from HDD to SSD?
10. Can I copy Steam games to another computer?
11. Can you run games off an external SSD?
12. Can I play games from external hard drive?

How do I move games from C drive to D drive?

1. How do I move games from C drive to D drive?

1. Click App Migration.
2. Choose the game or games you want to transfer on the C drive.
3. Browse D drive as the destination drive.
4. Click Transfer to start.

How do I move Windows 10 games to another drive?

Moving Windows Store apps to another drive

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on System.
3. Click on Apps & features.
4. Select the app you want.
5. Click the Move button.
6. Select the destination drive from the drop-down menu.
7. Click the Move button to relocate the app.

How do I transfer games from PC to external hard drive?

There are two ways:

1. You can copy the game folder from the external drive's common folder and place it in steam's common folder (it's in Steamapps BTW) and let steam recheck it and download any updates and the game icon for desktop shortcuts, or.
2. Copy both the game folder from common to common and copy the game's steamid.

How do I change where my PC downloads games?

To change the default location to install new apps, use these steps:

1. Open Settings on Windows 10.
2. Click on System.
3. Click on Storage.
4. Under the “More storage settings” section, click the Change where new content is saved option. ...
5. Use the New apps will save to drop-down menus to select the new default location for apps.

Should I install games on C drive or D drive?

I generally advise against installing anything on C. That way you can wipe Windows without losing any data. ... I'd install games on another drive if you can. If you're installing on a slower drive, you may experience longer loading times and potentially texture loading issues.

Can I put games on my D drive?

Most games should work fine if installed on another drive. To do this, create a new folder on the D drive and name it something like Games if you are installing directly from a DVD or such. When the game is installing, it will ask you where you want to install it to.

Can you transfer games between Microsoft accounts?

You cannot transfer to another account, but you can share your games with another cosole if you sig into your account in the other console. ... Transfering digital games between 2 accounts will not be possible. Only way of getting it on the other account is when you request a refund and purchase it on the other account.

Can I move a game from HDD to SSD?

Moving a game from HDD to SSD

Select the game and then go to properties. After that, select the local files tab, and as you can see, the game is currently in my F: drive folder. Click on the move install folder. Now select your SSD and click on the Move Folder.

How do you move apps from HDD to SSD?

How to Move Apps and Programs to Another Drive on Windows 10

1. Press Windows key + I to open Settings.
2. Click Apps. You should be on the Apps & features page. ...
3. Scroll to the app that you want to move and click it.
4. Click Move.
5. Select the new drive from the dropdown.
6. Click Move again.

Can I copy Steam games to another computer?

To copy Steam game files from another computer to save you having to download the full game, simply do the following; Cancel the download on your machine and delete local files for the game. Close Steam on your computer. Copy the whole folder Borderlands 2 from your brother's PC into Steam\SteamApps\common.

Can you run games off an external SSD?

Snag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console. The best external SSDs are a must-have for gaming on the go in a world of ballooning game install sizes. ... Some external SSDs now crank out as much as 2GB/s of raw bandwidth. Admittedly, that's a long way off the latest PCIe 4.0 M.

Can I play games from external hard drive?

Yes, you will manage to play games off your external hard drive with no loss of gameplay quality (except for potentially longer loading times, but that's just a small price to pay), provided you are willing to carry an extra box around if you travel.