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SSD and Games on HDD

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June 14, 2014 10:08:27 AM

I have ALL my games and game saves on my old hdd... I also have a 128gb ssd which has just my OS on it and i boot from it.. All I want on my ssd is watch dogs and my os for now... When I try to play a game from either steam or origin I have a message saying that I have to go through the first time setup or I have to download all my origin games... How do I launch the games with their saves from my old HDD instead of my ssd? I imagine the launcher is trying to read games from my ssd instead of my hdd... Also, how would I move watch dogs from my hdd to my ssd for the faster load times? Thanks

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June 14, 2014 10:43:47 AM

Within the Steam client, you can identify multiple locations for where games are installed. I have (at least) 3 locations. On the C (SSD), on the secondary SSD, and the main bunch on an HDD.

For moving Steam games, see this:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=741...
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June 24, 2014 11:59:14 PM

For Origin, you need to point the program to where the games are stored. If you are moving the games folders around, Origin will not be as friendly as STEAM. Origin does not like to have the game files messed with. When I set up my dedicated gaming drive, my STEAM games moved easily, my Origin games needed to be re-downloaded:( 
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