How to backup Origin Games?

okuhle94

okuhle94

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Hi,

I want to refresh my Windows 8 Pro, it has been giving me problems (Constant crashing + Black screen with cursor on it). But I want to somehow backup the installed Origin games, I dont want to download the 2 patches for BF3 + the DLC I got with it.

I have got the following games installed on my PC with Origin:

- Need For Speed: Most Wanted 2012 Limited Edition
- Need For Speed: The Run Limited Edition
- Battlefield 3
- (Battlefield 3 also came with Close Quarters)

Before I refresh my PC, Is there anyway where I can backup these files, and use them again? Last time, I copied the Origin Games Folder (this is where I installed the games). I put these games back into the new Origin Folder, went into Origin and I selected reload my games, and nothing happened.

Thank You.
 
okuhle94 said:
Hi,

I want to refresh my Windows 8 Pro, it has been giving me problems (Constant crashing + Black screen with cursor on it). But I want to somehow backup the installed Origin games, I dont want to download the 2 patches for BF3 + the DLC I got with it.

I have got the following games installed on my PC with Origin:

- Need For Speed: Most Wanted 2012 Limited Edition
- Need For Speed: The Run Limited Edition
- Battlefield 3
- (Battlefield 3 also came with Close Quarters)

Before I refresh my PC, Is there anyway where I can backup these files, and use them again? Last time, I copied the Origin Games Folder (this is where I installed the games). I put these games back into the new Origin Folder, went into Origin and I selected reload my games, and nothing happened.

Thank You.
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Copy all to another folder (on a separate HDD, obviously)(naming it Origin Back-Ups or something.)
Install Origin.
Download 2MBs of each games (1 by 1)
Pause download of specific game.
Copy game into folder created by Origin (of the game).
Then click on resume download.
It should automatically detect the game and finish installation.
It (Origin) may be required to download some extra data (100MBs or so). (Bf3 does that.)
 
Saint said:
Copy all to another folder (on a separate HDD, obviously)(naming it Origin Back-Ups or something.)
Install Origin.
Download 2MBs of each games (1 by 1)
Pause download of specific game.
Copy game into folder created by Origin (of the game).
Then click on resume download.
It should automatically detect the game and finish installation.
It (Origin) may be required to download some extra data (100MBs or so). (Bf3 does that.)
Click to expand...

Thank you very much! This worked well!
 
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