yipster Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 I've got a new 240G SSD just for DCS over the black friday deals. :thumbup: Now, how can I safely transfer existing install from the old HDD to the new SSD? Can I just copy and paste it or do I need to do some registry edits. Or have to be stuck with new download and install?
Svsmokey Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 I like to play it safe and re-install , avoiding registry errors , but many will tell you a copy-paste works just as well . 9700k @ stock , Aorus Pro Z390 wifi , 32gb 3200 mhz CL16 , 1tb EVO 970 , MSI RX 6800XT Gaming X TRIO , Seasonic Prime 850w Gold , Coolermaster H500m , Noctua NH-D15S , CH Pro throttle and T50CM2/WarBrD base on Foxxmounts , CH pedals , Reverb G2v2
David OC Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) Yep, not reinstalled DCS in years between 3 PC's, plus copy and past and change one to a new version for testing. Full Backup of DCS on external drive. The first time I just copied and paste, then deleted the other. Backup your saved game folder C:\Users"yourname"\Saved Games \ DCS Beta etc You might need to rename it and let DCS build a new one off the new moved install. This is where your controller profiles are kept, so you can copy them back. Edit Grab the DCS.exe or DCS_Update.exe from the bin folder from the new moved install to launch the new DCS. All the different things you can do with as many installs (Copy Paste) as you like. Edited November 28, 2018 by David OC i7-7700K OC @ 5Ghz | ASUS IX Hero MB | ASUS GTX 1080 Ti STRIX | 32GB Corsair 3000Mhz | Corsair H100i V2 Radiator | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500G SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD | Corsair HX850i Platinum 850W | Oculus Rift | ASUS PG278Q 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, G-SYNC, 144Hz, 1ms | VKB Gunfighter Pro Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Download PDF Tutorial guides to help get up to speed with aircraft quickly and also great for taking a good look at the aircraft available for DCS before purchasing. Link
Dehuman Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Use the "move to" option in the Home tab of the windows file explorer.
Eaglewings Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) Yep, not reinstalled DCS in years between 3 PC's, plus copy and past and change one to a new version for testing. Full Backup of DCS on external drive. The first time I just copied and paste, then deleted the other. Backup your saved game folder C:\Users"yourname"\Saved Games \ DCS Beta etc You might need to rename it and let DCS build a new one off the new moved install. This is where your controller profiles are kept, so you can copy them back. Edit Grab the DCS.exe or DCS_Update.exe from the bin folder from the new moved install to launch the new DCS. All the different things you can do with as many installs (Copy Paste) as you like.This is coming in very handy as I just got a 500G SSD drive. My system 240G D: drive which has only DSC installed is getting filled up with all updates and we still long way off on this additions from updates. The C drive has the config file. It would be a huge task downloading all hundred and something gig of files all over from dcs again. Plan is to copy dcs open beta file elsewhere and paste into the new 500g drive. Edited November 28, 2018 by Eaglewings Windows 10 Pro 64bit|Ryzen 5600 @3.8Ghz|EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra|Corair vengence 32G DDR4 @3200mhz|MSI B550|Thrustmaster Flightstick| Virpil CM3 Throttle| Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedal /Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset
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