Once you see that it recognizes you own them, close the Steam client. It may indicate you own games that are ready to install. If needed, restart your PC after that's done.ģ. Let it do it's initial installation (you'll get an e-mail with a verification code you'll need to confirm that you are the owner of that account. On the new PC, go to Valve's website and download / install the Steam client. (if you use a different target letter for your external, change F:\ to the appropriate letter.Ģ. Back up your Steam folder to an external hard drive:ĬOPY C:"PROGRAM FILES (X86)"\STEAM"STEAMAPPS"\COMMON\*.* F:\STEAM"STEAMAPPS"\COMMON\ For a quick re-load on Steam of any and all games you have there do this:ġ.
Your control binds will be exactly as you left them on your old machine, along with graphics and sound options.įor those on Steam, I believe I can help out here. Select "yes" if it asks you if you want to overwrite. Your key binds and other settings are stored in C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options Copy this folder from your old machine and drop it into the same place in the new one. You can do the same with the Steam version, although the install locations are obviously going to be different. You'll be ready to go in 15 minutes, less if you have installed the game to an SSD. Instead of downloading the files again (which can be painfully slow,) the launcher will download a much smaller manifest file and validate the game files.
Launch the launcher, log in and install the versions you had installed on your old machine. Keep a note of where you install it if you choose a custom directory. If you leave everything alone, it should be the same as the location on the old PC.
DON'T INSTALL THE GAME THROUGH THE LAUNCHER.Ĭopy the directory back over to the new location. The default install location on a non-Steam version should be something like C:\Program Files\Frontier\.ĭownload the launcher and install it on your new PC. Grab an external hard drive (or a USB flash drive of 16GB or more) and copy the game files from the install location to it.
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