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The main reason why you may want to do something like the above is that your C drive is running out of space or you have a new hard drive or SSD and you want to move the game from one hard drive to another to boost computer performance and Increase the loading speed of the game.
If you are looking to change the location of Overwatch, you have no choice but to uninstall and reinstall the game. However, this is not what many users want. Because the game files are extremely large and the internet speed is very slow, it takes a long time before the game can be downloaded again. Can you move Overwatch to SSD or other hard drive without reinstalling it?
Yes, this is the easiest way to help you move Overwatch to another hard drive without booting issues.
Move Overwatch to another location
Primero debes de mover la carpeta en sí. Para hacer esto, abra la sección «Monitor» en el Battle.Net Launcher. En la parte de arriba izquierda, debajo del Logo del juego, seleccione «Opciones de juego» y después «Mostrar en el Explorador».
You will be guided to where Overwatch is installed. Right click on the folder and select "Cut". Go to the location where you want to move the game, right click and select "Paste". Now that we've actually moved the folder, we need to correct the location in the startup program.
The Battle.Net launcher will think the game has been uninstalled. Then we intend to press the “Install” button again. But this time we have to change the installation location. Set it to where you just added Overwatch.
Press the "Install" button. In the lower bar the mention “Update” may appear. After about a minute, the "Play" button will be available. Overwatch can now be played from your other player or location!
Move OVERWATCH to another drive by copying the installation folder
- Go to where Overwatch is installed.
- Move the installation folder to the new location using the Cut + Paste function.
- A continuación, inicie el programa de inicio Battle.Net. Lea este post si tiene problemas para iniciar Battle.Net.
- Now Battle.Net assumes that Overwatch is uninstalled. You have to click the Install button.
- Change the installation folder to the new location.
- Wait a few minutes for the procedure to complete.
This solution only works if the new drive is on the same computer where OVERWATCH is already installed.
Clone your entire hard drive
Utilice esta solución única solo en circunstancias especiales. A modo de ejemplo, si cambia de HDD a SSD. De esta dinámica, copia el contents de un disco completo a otro disco. A pesar de todo, no puede optar qué desea copiar. Todo se clona, desde el sistema operativo hasta el último archivo.
If you follow these steps and use the right tools, you should be able to easily transfer your Overwatch game from one disc to another without having to reinstall it. Actually, the above methods can be used for almost any game.
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