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FrostyJDog76 Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:27am
Play Fallout 4 from external hard drive?
Can i play the game from a external hard drive? Ive already downloaded it on to the drive and tried to play it and it will stop working even before i get to the main menu. Can i play it or do i need to downloaded it on the pc itself?
Last edited by FrostyJDog76; Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:34am
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nashiem Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:49am 
I have 2 ssd's. one for games and one for my os, and it works fine for me. That being said there are a few things you need to do. Steam is very good at keeping most problems from happening you dont even need to do a reg backup if you format your os drive. But for uplay and origins you need to backup the reg string and change settings to make sure the games install and save in the correct directory. so in short yes it works, but Im not sure exactly what you did, make sure steam is on the external drive and that might fix your issue.
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Buck Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:50am 
It's not optimal, but why are you assuming that's the reason the game isn't launching? Have you tried installing it on an internal HDD?
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FrostyJDog76 Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:51am 
The hard drive is a portable seagate, not a SSD type but a reglure drive.
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Mike Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:55am 
It should work, just add a steam library directory to it...
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FrostyJDog76 Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:57am 
Originally posted by Buck:
It's not optimal, but why are you assuming that's the reason the game isn't launching? Have you tried installing it on an internal HDD?
I ran out of space on my laptop, so i putting my games on the external. and when i click play game a windows pops up telling me the game has stop working and is trying to find the problem.
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FrostyJDog76 Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:58am 
Originally posted by Rantoc:
It should work, just add a steam library directory to it...
What is the directory and how do i do that?
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Qnomei Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:09am 
If the game won't load from the external then I guess that's your answer. If this HDD is connected through a usb it probably doesn't have enough bandwidth to move game content to your GPU and CPU fast enough. That's why you should always put games/programs on your main drive and other files on your external. Have you tried playing the game on your internal drive? Move a ton of pictures/music/videos to the external and try that. It also could be likely that your laptop doesn't meet the minimum requirements.
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Nite69 Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:15am 
If the drive is on USB I wouldn't recommend it, you would be stuttering like crazy and have even longer load times running it on an external drive

If the drive is on ESATA however then it might work cause its faster
Last edited by Nite69; Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:16am
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nashiem Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:23am 
Originally posted by FrostyJDog97:
Originally posted by Buck:
It's not optimal, but why are you assuming that's the reason the game isn't launching? Have you tried installing it on an internal HDD?
I ran out of space on my laptop, so i putting my games on the external. and when i click play game a windows pops up telling me the game has stop working and is trying to find the problem.

this is a tough one, if I were you I would buy a new ssd, with a higher capacity so you can add anything you want. Samsung has an 850pro 1tb for 450 dollars.
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nashiem Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:23am 
Originally posted by Buck:
It's not optimal, but why are you assuming that's the reason the game isn't launching? Have you tried installing it on an internal HDD?

It was a educated guess based on the information presented.
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FrostyJDog76 Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:29am 
What about the directory? How do I do that?
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nashiem Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:39am 
Originally posted by FrostyJDog97:
What about the directory? How do I do that?
If I were you I would install steam on the external drive, and then re-install the game through steam. But as it was stated above since you have a laptop it probably wont run great. If I were you I would free up some hard drive space, or buiy a new disk. go to settings and downloads and click on steam library folder on top.
Last edited by nashiem; Jan 3, 2016 @ 11:41am
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White Rabbit Jan 3, 2016 @ 2:12pm 
with an external drive your load times will be horrendous
free up some internal hdd space and save yourself the frustration
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nashiem Jan 4, 2016 @ 11:25am 
Originally posted by White Rabbit:
with an external drive your load times will be horrendous
free up some internal hdd space and save yourself the frustration

This is definitly the best way to go, but what if op cant free up some space. Plus its a laptop. The chances he has a great gpu is slim. its a loose loose situation. If you can afford it I would buy a larger ssd.
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