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11-05-2007
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[Answered] Installing Games On External Hard Drives
Not sure if this is the right board but here goes
 Is it possible to install games onto an external hard drive on my PC? If so.... 1> Will they run properly? 2> Will it install all game files onto external hard drive or put some files onto built-in hard drive? 3> Can I plug my external hard drive into a laptop and also play the game on laptop? |
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Re: Installing Games On External Hard Drives
I don't usually refer members to other sites for responses but there's a great article here: Can I install programs on an external drive? - Ask Leo!
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Re: Installing Games On External Hard Drives
I have a friend who has installed Need For Speed Carbon on his external hard drive (2.5" 120gb sata hdd w/ enclosure) and it runs perfectly normal. I think that only the save files are copied to the my documents folder on drive c.
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Re: Installing Games On External Hard Drives
I am guessing the link Hengis provided has answered his question.
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