ED want's to reinstall.
- Thread starter Arnak
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Have you been doing something with AppData folder in Users folder? That's where Elite is installed. Maybe you deleted something you weren't supposed to.
Or you may not be looking at the right version in the Launcher?
Or you may not be looking at the right version in the Launcher?
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Ah. That's probably it.
Start installing the game (just a couple of seconds so it can create the right folders in Users/username/Appdata/Local.
Then close the launcher.
Go to the user folder of the previous account where the game was installed, copy (or cut) both "Frontier Developments" and "Frontier_Developments" directories and paste them to the new user's Local folder.
When you start the launcher then, it should see the game as installed. (To be sure go to Options in the Launcher and click "Validate game files" so it can check the data and potentially re-download/repair missing data.
Start installing the game (just a couple of seconds so it can create the right folders in Users/username/Appdata/Local.
Then close the launcher.
Go to the user folder of the previous account where the game was installed, copy (or cut) both "Frontier Developments" and "Frontier_Developments" directories and paste them to the new user's Local folder.
When you start the launcher then, it should see the game as installed. (To be sure go to Options in the Launcher and click "Validate game files" so it can check the data and potentially re-download/repair missing data.
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That is really strange and I would wait with the download till after you investigate the system.
Try some anti-malware, check your HDD/SSD and if you are on Win10 (condolences) try restoring the system to some point a couple days ago.
Try some anti-malware, check your HDD/SSD and if you are on Win10 (condolences) try restoring the system to some point a couple days ago.
I'd first ask what OPs connection is. If you can download in 30-60 min thats probably faster than anything else anyway.
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