i have games saved on old laptop and have a new one. how can i transfer games from 1 to the other
switched computers
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- Dec 15, 2017
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Depends on the game.
If it is just Renpy VN's you can just copy the folders and most games on here that don't require an install and run straight off the folder.
For Steam games whether you install the HDD with all the installed games to the new computer or copy the files to the new Hard drive, you can just tell steam to install the game and as long as you point steam to the same directory, it will take a seconds for steam to find and recognize the game as installed without waiting minutes to download and reinstall since it detects the files. I think if you just set the installed directory to the one you copied over, Steam will recognize it without having to tell it to install.
In the same vain other non-steam games work the same way if you install games in the same directory as the copied files, it will skip files already there and will take seconds to reinstall.
Some installed games keep their save files in documents folder on windows machines so make sure you copy that too. I would just clone the whole hard drive on your laptop just in case you miss something.
If you don't know where the save files are you can usually google "where are my save files for X game."
If it is just Renpy VN's you can just copy the folders and most games on here that don't require an install and run straight off the folder.
For Steam games whether you install the HDD with all the installed games to the new computer or copy the files to the new Hard drive, you can just tell steam to install the game and as long as you point steam to the same directory, it will take a seconds for steam to find and recognize the game as installed without waiting minutes to download and reinstall since it detects the files. I think if you just set the installed directory to the one you copied over, Steam will recognize it without having to tell it to install.
In the same vain other non-steam games work the same way if you install games in the same directory as the copied files, it will skip files already there and will take seconds to reinstall.
Some installed games keep their save files in documents folder on windows machines so make sure you copy that too. I would just clone the whole hard drive on your laptop just in case you miss something.
If you don't know where the save files are you can usually google "where are my save files for X game."
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Probable don't have to go that far, copying documents and the game install directory should be enough.
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don't clone your old hdd unless that new laptop of yours is as identical as the old. it'll fuckup your new laptop's OS version , updates, drivers~ everythiiiing in that hdd will be replaced! I shit you not 
I usually do copy-paste on windows and tinker with it's config file like config.ini if needed be
as for steam? well, try youtube about backing up steam games and recovery/reinstall
I usually do copy-paste on windows and tinker with it's config file like config.ini if needed be
as for steam? well, try youtube about backing up steam games and recovery/reinstall
- Dec 15, 2017
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The cloning wasn't necessarily to copy the windows install, I'd only do that if I wanted to put windows on a bigger hard drive since I always install windows on it's own drive on an SSD and everything else is on a different drive. I just found it useful just for copying the whole drive since windows sometimes makes it difficult to copy some directories especially Appdata where some games put their save files.don't clone your old hdd unless that new laptop of yours is as identical as the old. it'll fuckup your new laptop's OS version , updates, drivers~ everythiiiing in that hdd will be replaced! I shit you not
I usually do copy-paste on windows and tinker with it's config file like config.ini if needed be
as for steam? well, try youtube about backing up steam games and recovery/reinstall
The clone is useful just to have a copy of everything because there are some files you just forget to copy and then realize were there when it is too late.
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