How do we move an install from old machine to new machine with minimal downloading?

[v81]

I have buddy who has limited access to expensive internet, but whom has just built a new rig.

 

We're aware of deactivating etc.. so this is not a post asking about that, i thought i'd mention that as google results about moving from 1 PC to another pretty much exclusively discuss this and not the actual process of moving the entire installation intact.

 

What we need to do is move the DCS 1.5 install in full from his laptop to his new PC, and get it running with a minimum of downloading.

The most recent attempt was to dump the DCS folder on his new machine and run the updater with the -repair switch.

Unfortunately this began a process that was moving data at a solid 7Mb/s from the internet and showing it was wanting to download about 4GB (Approx $50 worth of data on the only connection he can get at the moment).

 

We'd like to know if there is a method, official or not that will allow the copying of moving from 1 machine to another.

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers.

[Paganus]

Try this at your own risk...

 

Download the installer to the new rig.

Run it, but stop it before the downloads begin.

Copy over the files from the old install.

 

Don't forget the User folder.

[Hadwell]

or you can just literally copy and paste the files over, then just run the updater, and you're good to go

 

will need to re-activate, but no downloading required.

[snowsniper]

Paganus way, works. ever done it.

fresh install in a new folder

stop it

copy all old folders inside

do a repair

 

without that step it will miss some registery information.

don't copy the old uninst.* keep the new ones.

 

be aware that you won't manage to keep all your binded joystick. only keyboard binding still there. probably because of peripherical adresses changed

 

reactive all your module once the repair fonction says everythings OK.

[SkateZilla]

Deactivate Modules,

Insert Thumb Drive or External HDD,

Highlight DCS World,

Right Click, Copy

Goto Thumb/External Drive, Paste Folder.

Goto C:/Users/<Username>/Saved Games/ Copy the DCS Settings Folder, Paste on External Drive

Once Copy is done, goto new pc,

Plug in external source

Highlight DCS World, Right Click, Copy, and then goto your new PC's Drive, and Paste where ever you want.

Highlight the Settings Folder, Goto C:/Users/<username>/Saved Games/ and paste it, go into the /Config.lua and delete Options.lua, and delete the /fxo/ folder.

Run Repair for it to verify files and replace missing ones and refresh ones deleted (options.lua and pre-compiled shaders etc)

 

Activate Modules

 

Done.

Edited June 4, 2016 by SkateZilla