Capn kamikaze Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I'm thinking of getting a second SSD for my system, I have one at the moment for the OS and several productivity applications, but I am thinking with DCS World 2.0 coming soon, and given the data size of the nevada map plus what ever else comes along in the future an SSD dedicated to gaming may be a better option, so how do I go about migrating DCS world to an SSD with all the modules I have for it (all of them :D) Thanks in advance for any advice.
zaelu Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 If you don't know already how to do it them probably best way for you is to deactivate all modules and uninstall them, uninstall DCS World then reinstall on the new drive. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I5 4670k, 32GB, GTX 1070, Thrustmaster TFRP, G940 Throttle extremely modded with Bodnar 0836X and Bu0836A, Warthog Joystick with F-18 grip, Oculus Rift S - Almost all is made from gifts from friends, the most expensive parts at least
Capn kamikaze Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 That's what I was thinking, I was just hoping there was a less time consuming method that doesn't involve touching the registry manually.
cichlidfan Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 If you don't know already how to do it them probably best way for you is to deactivate all modules and uninstall them, uninstall DCS World then reinstall on the new drive. Agreed. That is the simplest solution. Besides, aside from having to be there to click the mouse a bunch of times, it doesn't take that long to do a clean install. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
SkateZilla Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Copy/Paste the DCS World Folder. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Python Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I'm doing the same, my Windows 10 is downloading as we speak so I'll be ordering a new 1TB Samsung SSD soon. I'm just going to uninstall and re-install everything tbh, I think it will be better in the long run. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ram0506 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Copy/Paste the DCS World Folder. Yes, just copy the whole folder to the new drive. I did copy the whole content of my old drive to my new SSD including DCS. Everything works fine. Just rename your new SSD drive to the letter you used before with your old drive (e.g. F: ) I7 6700K, Asus Z170 Pro Gaming, EVGA GTX1080Ti SC, 32GB DDR4 @ 3000, Win10 64, BenQ EW3270ZL 2560x1440, VPC WarBRD Base + TM Warthog Grip, TM Warthog Throttle, MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals, Oculus Rift S
zxarkov Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Yeah I am usaully the first to say just clone the drive, however, with your situation/hardware setup, reinstalling DCS world to the new drive might be better. __________________________________________________________ i7 3930k @ 4.7GHz | GTX 980 Ti | 16GB G.Skill 2133 Quad Channel | Samsung 850 EVO SSD | Win7 ProX64 | CH Fighterstick | CH Pro Pedals | CH Throttle | BenQ XL2730Z 1440p
AtaliaA1 Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 That's what I was thinking' date=' I was just hoping there was a less time consuming method that doesn't involve touching the registry manually.[/quote'] There is no way I wouldn't first clone the drive, then if problems exist I would of course then and only then re-install everything. Cloning software is as developed as any other program on the market. No way I would do all that work for not. I cloned my C: drive upon receipt of my SSD and haven't ever had problems. This was a Boutique Builder iBuypower rig. Until I got the tinker bug again i7 920 @3.6Mhz 12Gig Corsair XMS3 ram 1600 Nvidia 760 SLi w/4Gig DDR5 Ram Intel 310 SSD HDD 160 Gb + Western Digital 4Terabyte HDD Creative SB X-Fi HD Audio Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Speaker System Dual Acer 32"Monitors. PSU 1200 w Thermaltake Win10 64Bit.
Captain Orso Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 Windows Settings for SSD Don't forget to tweak Windows to run on an SSD or else you'll find it used-up too quickly. Google it, there are lots of tips on what settings to adjust. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1
Kozmyk Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) I had a spare SSD 250GB when I bought a larger one for my system disk C: 500GB. All I did was copy my whole DCS folder over to the now G: drive. I put it in G:\Program Files\ All that needed changing was the in the Desktop Shortcut (and it's copy in the game folder)\Properties "Target" path and "Start In" path And it worked. btw Mine's the non-Steam version, if yours is the Steam one than you'll have to move it via Steam or the updates won't follow. It's doable though, I have Steam stuff on different drives. Edited August 7, 2015 by Kozmyk OS:Win10 Home CPU:i7 3770K 3.5(@4.3GHz) COOLER:ZalmanCNPS10X-PERFORMA MOBO:GigabyteGA-Z77X-UD5H SSD#1:SamsungEVO850Pro 500GB SSD#2:SanDisk240GB HDD:2x Seagate2TB GFX:GigabyteGTX670 WF3 2GB OC1058MHz RAM:16GB 16000MHz DDR3 KEYB'Ds:Corsair K95/MS SidewinderX4 MOUSE:LogitechG700s MON:2x ASUS 24” ROUTER:ASUS RT-N66U DarkKnight INTERWEBS:Fibre152Mbps/12Mbps JOYSTICK:TM T16000m Modded THROTTLE:TM TWCS HEADTRACK:TrackIR5Pro
Fish Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 There's a useful windows cmd line function called mklink, which allows you to create 'virtual folder', to point to a real folder. So on the OS drive you would see the same DCS folder, but it would be pointing to your new drive (once you have it moved it there). I did this when my steam drive got full, now i got several games on a new SSD, but the virtual folders show up as normal on the old drive. You just need to keep a note for the future of which folders are 'virtual' because you can't tell by looking at it. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC]
AtaliaA1 Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Don't forget to tweak Windows to run on an SSD or else you'll find it used-up too quickly. Google it, there are lots of tips on what settings to adjust. No need to do that anymore. Windows set those parameters auto magicly. sense windows vista was discontinued. This was a Boutique Builder iBuypower rig. Until I got the tinker bug again i7 920 @3.6Mhz 12Gig Corsair XMS3 ram 1600 Nvidia 760 SLi w/4Gig DDR5 Ram Intel 310 SSD HDD 160 Gb + Western Digital 4Terabyte HDD Creative SB X-Fi HD Audio Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Speaker System Dual Acer 32"Monitors. PSU 1200 w Thermaltake Win10 64Bit.
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