pete_auau Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Since about to get a new pc this week and dont want to get into any major hassles on re installing dcs and other addons etc Is this the way to go about it manually deactivated each aircraft you got and any maps than re install to the new pc?
Banzaiib Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Why would you want to do that? I built a new rig and just reinstalled, logged into my account, re-downloaded everything (but i don't have a data cap). I bet you could even copy the directory over and skip 99% of the downloading. also, this doesn't belong in this forum.
Pilotasso Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Need to deactivate each module and copy the code, otherwise you will burn 1activation for each of the modules. It's no big deal, should be done in 2 minutes. Enjoy the new rig :) .
pete_auau Posted July 17, 2018 Author Posted July 17, 2018 Yes. Deactivate all modules you can. Move DCS folder and game's save folder to new PC and activate modules. Play. thx for that and i will be doing a fresh install of every thing since i want a clean install and dont want anything being transferred from my old pc to my new one. It might take abit of extra time :)
Rudel_chw Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 ... i want a clean install and dont want anything being transferred from my old pc to my new one. At the very least, keep a copy of the /saved games/dcs/ folder, so you can later get your hotas config restored, rather than redoing it from scratch, and also to keep your logbook and campaign status. DCS doesnt really needs a clean install, thanks to its wonderful dcs_updater.exe utility .. you perform a "dcs_updater cleanup" followed by a "dcs_updater repair" and the dcs program folder will be exactly like a new install. Best regards For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
TechRoss Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 Sorry jumping in here, but you guys are saying it is possible to copy the DCS folder over to the new machine, run a cleanup and repair and carry on. (obviously saved games is a no brainer to save)
tintifaxl Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 That's correct. Addintionally, you need to de/reactivate (most of) the modules. Windows 10 64bit, Intel i9-9900@5Ghz, 32 Gig RAM, MSI RTX 3080 TI, 2 TB SSD, 43" 2160p@1440p monitor.
TechRoss Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 That's correct. Addintionally, you need to de/reactivate (most of) the modules. Only got 3 but yes will do that thanks.
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