Can I copy Battlefield 4 files to Steam Library?
I just bought BF4 on steam and I already have it installed on my computer on an origin account. Is it possible to make steam recognize my already installed game or to copy it into the steam library and recognize it, so that I won't have to redownload the whole 64 gigs of the game?
Best Answer
As you probably know, BF4 is an Origin game either way. You merely bought it on Steam. Launching the game on Steam should bring up the Origin application.
Because Steam doesn't know you have it on Origin, Steam will still force you to re-download it. Fortunately, according to multiple users on this Reddit thread, you can use an Origin download to at least partially skip a Steam download. It worked for Luminoith even though their Origin installation wasn't up-to-date:
Although my Apex Legends game was not up to date on the Origin client, I pretty much did the same thing above.
I started the installation on Steam, let it download about 500mb, and then paused the download and closed Steam. Afterwards, I moved the Origin download into the newly created Steam folder for Apex, and re-opened Steam to continue the download. Initially it said I had 47GB to download and immediately dropped down to 22GB.
Pretty sure this method works, just make sure your game is fully up to date on Origin before trying this method. Verified the files and everything was good to go!
You will find the Steam installation in Steam/steamapps/common.
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Can I transfer Battlefield 4 to Steam?
Find the game in your Library you want to move. Right click the game's title and select "Properties..." Select the "Local Files" tab and then select "Move install folder..." From the drop down menu you can then select the Steam Library folder location you want to move the game's installation to.How do I transfer game files to Steam?
As the EA games have come to Steam, do I need to buy BF4 again on Steam or can I just connect my Origin and Steam account? No. The steam version still launches through Origin as well. It's just being put on steam as another outlet for sales.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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