Best approach for ED PS4 transfer and old PC profile

[Commanderhubonfire]

Hi Forum memebers,

I've got a query and need some help. I have a PS4/5 profile that I wish to transfer over for PC. I've also got an old PC profile from 6 years ago (when I bought ED on PC) that may still be active. Do I need to ask Frontier to delete my old PC profile so that I can transfer my PS4/5 profile. Thanks.

 

[GraphiteGB]

Hi Forum memebers,

I've got a query and need some help. I have a PS4/5 profile that I wish to transfer over for PC. I've also got an old PC profile from 6 years ago (when I bought ED on PC) that may still be active. Do I need to ask Frontier to delete my old PC profile so that I can transfer my PS4/5 profile. Thanks.

Not enough info...

If you can't access the PC account then yes support will be needed to delete it...
If you dont have a PC but want the transfer in case you get a PC later then get fdev support to wipe it... If you dont have a PC level web browser and are using a mobile only to post on the forums then thats bad as support pages dont like mobile browsers and they hate browsers like "brave" that changes compliance with web sites randomly ...
If you never ever purchased any thing on the PC account then the account could be dumped any way and you make a brand new one with another email at cloning...

If that 6 year ago purchase was direct from Fdev... then youll need support to delete the save...
IF you have a PC and used it to post on this web site and you purchased Via steam not direct from Fdev then you can whipe the save game your self with a potato PC all you have to do is get to the main menu it does not require you to boot into actual stations or any thing just hit clear save on the PC screen menu... If you have steam versioin you can use services like Geforce now with nvidia account to remote launch elite dangerous then clear save...

with out you stating "how much is on the account the value of the PC account" will change what you should do...

 

[Commanderhubonfire]

Thank you GraphiteGB. Apologies for the lack of detail. My old PC profile is of no value compared the PS profile I have now (almost 6 years of game time, Elite levels, 15 ships, about 4 billion of credits in assets, no Arx). So I'll likely ask FDev to delete my old PC profile and then migrate over my PS profile. My intention will be to invest in a PC that will comfortably run Odyssey for the forseeable future. Thanks for your guidance.

 

[GraphiteGB]

Thank you GraphiteGB. Apologies for the lack of detail. My old PC profile is of no value compared the PS profile I have now (almost 6 years of game time, Elite levels, 15 ships, about 4 billion of credits in assets, no Arx). So I'll likely ask FDev to delete my old PC profile and then migrate over my PS profile. My intention will be to invest in a PC that will comfortably run Odyssey for the forseeable future. Thanks for your guidance.

Yea if you dont have a working PC then Fdev are the only people who can wipe the save... but expect them to push for you to just creating a brand new account they are kinda active a lot right now, lol, so you could just make a brand new PC account and then login to launcher when you get a PC with those new details after the transfer but if you want to Keep the PC name then it needs the save cleared before you can used the PC name on that account during the cloning of account to PC......

 

[skyfishED]

Hi Forum memebers,

I've got a query and need some help. I have a PS4/5 profile that I wish to transfer over for PC. I've also got an old PC profile from 6 years ago (when I bought ED on PC) that may still be active. Do I need to ask Frontier to delete my old PC profile so that I can transfer my PS4/5 profile. Thanks.

I also have a PC acct separate from the PS acct and wish to keep both.

from my reading of the FAQ, the PS transfer process involves creating a new frontier acct that you can then link to steam if you want to launch it that way....for that you will also need a separate steam acct.

so if i'm understanding this correctly, i should be able to launch both my PC acct and my old PS acct from steam depending on which steam login i use.

i would recommend you keep the old PC acct just to have another acct save for the game.

 

[Northpin]

Thank you GraphiteGB. Apologies for the lack of detail. My old PC profile is of no value compared the PS profile I have now (almost 6 years of game time, Elite levels, 15 ships, about 4 billion of credits in assets, no Arx). So I'll likely ask FDev to delete my old PC profile and then migrate over my PS profile. My intention will be to invest in a PC that will comfortably run Odyssey for the forseeable future. Thanks for your guidance.

Yea if you dont have a working PC then Fdev are the only people who can wipe the save... but expect them to push for you to just creating a brand new account they are kinda active a lot right now, lol, so you could just make a brand new PC account and then login to launcher when you get a PC with those new details after the transfer but if you want to Keep the PC name then it needs the save cleared before you can used the PC name on that account during the cloning of account to PC......

If you have access to Cobra Mk4 on that old PC/Frontier account, dont ditch it.
Moving your PS4 commander in that account means it will get access to Cobra Mk4 too.

So if you cannot login by yourself into that PC Profile to clear the save, you really need to do it through Frontier support