Why doesn't Origin detect all backed up files?
I downloaded Battlefield 3 with all the expansions to my laptop from a friend's house (he has internet speeds of 300mb). When I got home I wanted to copy the files to my desktop PC, and just replace the files in the Origin game download like it was before.
I followed these steps:
- Start the download
- Pause it
- Close Origin
- Replace downloaded files with full game files
- Run Origin
- Restart the download
Origin only detected approx 65% of the files and left me with 8GB to download. Am I doing something wrong? I've read forums about how to backup games in Origin and it's all the same.
Best Answer
Don't place the files mid-download. Start the download as if you had no files at all, Origin will recognize as much as it's able to. If you still need to download extra files, there's nothing much you can do but wait for those files to download.
As Origin does not have a proper backup method, users have come up with this but it's not foolproof at all.
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How do I get Origin to recognize already installed games?
In this case what you'll want to do is install Origin and then change your Downloaded Games location to match your existing games hard drive location. Do this and restart Origin, and it should detect the games.How do I install an Origin game from backup?
Back up and restore your games with OriginDoes Origin backup save games?
Yep! Origin houses your in-game progress files in the cloud so you can jump into your save from any Origin-enabled computer of the same platform (Mac or PC). It's also a helpful backup for locally saved games, in case your hard drive decides to call in sick.Why Doesn’t Yeat Say Nigga
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