I originally bought ED direct from Frontier an option that no longer appears to be available. I tried pre-ordering Odyssey from Steam but despite linking my copy of ED in the games launcher, Steam won't let me buy the pre-order because I don't own ED on Steam. I have the free copy from Epic and have just bought the pre-order from Epic as well. My Frontier copy is on my C drive which is rapidly running out of space so the plan is to install ED on another drive (the one Epic is currently on) and login to my Frontier account from there. Will that work? Do I just need to backup my local save games etc or is there anything else I'd need to do. Appreciate any advice
Reinstall question
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if you purcahsed ED from frontier then youll probably need to buy odessy from frontier here https://www.frontierstore.net/, makesure you logon to your current account first before purchasing
you could try linking your account to steam but im not sure thatll do anything more than give you access to ED via your steam library
if all your doing is moving the non steam install of ED from disk > disk then you dont really need to do anything other copy\cut and paste from A>B than update your shortcuts, if theres any issues run a force verify but i never had issues. as you will still be using the same windows install theres nothing else that will require backing-up or moving.. also ED has no local save game, everything gets stored on the game servers
you could try linking your account to steam but im not sure thatll do anything more than give you access to ED via your steam library
if all your doing is moving the non steam install of ED from disk > disk then you dont really need to do anything other copy\cut and paste from A>B than update your shortcuts, if theres any issues run a force verify but i never had issues. as you will still be using the same windows install theres nothing else that will require backing-up or moving.. also ED has no local save game, everything gets stored on the game servers
I originally bought ED direct from Frontier an option that no longer appears to be available
if purchased b4 april 2019 direct http://hosting.zaonce.net/elite/Client-Installer-DX11.exe
if purchased b4 april 2019 direct http://hosting.zaonce.net/elite/Client-Installer-DX11.exe
I uninstalled the game via the launcher, then uninstalled the launcher. I downloaded and reinstalled the launcher on the new drive but as soon as I tried to install the game it installed it back in the default location. I can't see any option to select the install path. Any ideas what I'm missing?
IF you actually bought ED from Frontier, then it should be present for download again and as often as you wish along with any other item(s) you purchased from Frontier, via your Frontier "My Account" page located on the top of the Frontier launcher. IF you bought it from steam or other site, why would you think it would be on the Frontier's launcher via "My Account'.
I bought it from Frontier, the issue is not the download, it is the fact that it installs by default to my C drive and I'm asking if there is a way to change the install path.
if youve downloaded the ED installer from frontier ie as advised by Strontium dog - also by logging into your account here https://www.frontierstore.net - go to your account dashboard (click the person icon) then select downloadable products -
when installing with the frontier installer it will ask where you want to install ED to, once you have accepted the license agreement you can change the install location by either clicking browse or manually changing the install path
when installing with the frontier installer it will ask where you want to install ED to, once you have accepted the license agreement you can change the install location by either clicking browse or manually changing the install path
also after it installs to c you can just move the products folder wherever you like then create a new shortcut
Nope wasn't given any option to choose install path. After multiple uninstalls launcher defaults to c drive. Tried copying products folder to new drive but game exe looks for launcher
Yes I do but that's just the launcher, once that's installed you get no choice where the game files are installed
that's because a small amount of files has to go to the os drive your control bindings ect which are kb filesize
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This. I recently installed elite on a new PC and put it on my 2nd M.2 drive (D) and then when you run the launcher and install the game it goes into a sub folder on that drive.
Thanks guys, I eventually got it to work by copying the Products folder over from the C drive where it insisted on installing over to the EDLaunch folder on my other drive
I previously had ED installed on my C drive but since Odyssey dropped the install size has gone up to 75gb and I can't install it on my C drive due to no space. I have reinstalled the launcher fine on D but cannot install on D. Help?
Rather than reinstall it on a HDD, wouldn't it be more prudent to move something else thus free up room on your SSD. Or, purchase a larger SSD thus having two. I did just that, now I've got a 1 terra byte and an 250 gig to work with and no longer need an HDD.
But then, I don't save things that I haven't utilized in months and month; Such as movies, music and games I no longer play.
Sorted. Deleted all the frontier folders on my C drive, now I managed to install both Odyssey and Horizons on D.