How to Backup/Restore Battlefield 3

[NomNom]

This is yet another guide to help you backup your Battlefield 3 before you format your Pc and reinstall. I do not guarantee this guide will work for you, but as long as you backup your Battlefield 3 you can always try a different guide.

Backup:

1. Go to where you installed Battlefield 3. I installed it here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games

2. Make a copy of the "Origin Games" folder and put it somewhere safe (different hard drive/external). Also save the Battlefield 3 folder in your My Documents if you want to save your settings ect.


Restore:

3. Copy the backed up Origin Games folder to where you want Battlefield 3 to be. If you copied the Battlefield 3 folder that was in your documents then put it back also.

4. Download, install and login to Origin. Then click "Origin" at the top left go to "Application Settings" then "Advanced" then change "Downloaded Games" location to where you have put the Origin Games folder.

5. Close Origin and then open it up again.

6. Right click Battlefield 3 in your "My Games" section and click "Download" run though the setup and Origin should start downloading the files but it will go quickly because you already have the files, it will then start checking the files, once it's done you are good to go.



If you're getting Punkbuster issues, go to where you put the Origin Games\Battlefield 3 folder and run pbsvc, this should reinstall Punkbuster. Otherwise go to http://www.punkbuster.com/ and download it from there.

 

[DCWarhound]

Thnaks,this will help a bunch when i format my PC at the end of the month.

 

[Crzwaco]

I am going to direct you here.

http://mygaming.co.za/forum/forumdisplay.php/30-How-to-Guides-and-Walkthroughs

 

[NomNom]

Thnaks,this will help a bunch when i format my PC at the end of the month.

Cool, let me know if this works for you or not.

 

[lordvushu]

mot sure if this is the right place, i keep getting the error battlelog cant login on I.E, firefox it will log in than disconnect after 2 mins of play, chrome logs in but so laggy i cant even play. Any suggestions?

 

[NomNom]

mot sure if this is the right place, i keep getting the error battlelog cant login on I.E, firefox it will log in than disconnect after 2 mins of play, chrome logs in but so laggy i cant even play. Any suggestions?

Have you updated your flash player? Also try reinstalling your Battlelog plugin.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/
http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie_64/
http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_firefox/
http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_firefox_64/

 

[DCWarhound]

Testing this now.

 

[DCWarhound]

Origin seems to be installing a 99mb update.

 

[DCWarhound]

You forgot to add that when your done with everything you have to click on BF3 and hit repair.

 

[Saint_Dee]

Today will be my turn to test this.

 

[DCWarhound]

Today will be my turn to test this.

Good luck,this worked like a charm for me.

 

[Saint_Dee]

@OP and @DC, thanks guys, this worked for me last night.

 

[NomNom]

Origin seems to be installing a 99mb update.

Yes sorry I did forget to update this guide, it is in need for a bit of an update unfortunately I can not remember what I was supposed to update on it, next time I format I will update it. No matter what guide you follow you will always need to download the magic 100mb.

Nothing serious mind you, just improvements.

You forgot to add that when your done with everything you have to click on BF3 and hit repair.

Cool thanks I will add that.

 

[NomNom]

Updated first post to reflect how Origin works now.