[TUTORIAL] Create a Symlink to your Shadowverse data

[Arukādo]

Some people are complaining about the Shadowverse data folder now being stored in Appdata on the C: drive, here is a tutorial to move the data and create a Symlink.

This tutorial works on W7 and 8/8.1, W10 has a special command for symlinks (check google).

1. First of all, launch Shadowverse and be sure the game is up to date.

2. Close Shadowverse and navigate to C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\LocalLow\Cygames

3. Cut the Shadowverse folder and paste it on another drive, for example I moved it to the Shadowverse game folder in D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Shadowverse

4. Launch cmd, navigate to C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\LocalLow\Cygames with the cd command

5. Use this command to create a proper Symlink inside the Cygames folder:
mklink /j Shadowverse LocationOfShadowverseDataFolder

With my example it becomes:
mklink /j Shadowverse D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Shadowverse\Shadowverse

(don't forget to put quotation marks on the location if there are spaces in it)

There you are, the symlink is created, it looks like a shortcut but it's not, and the game will think it's the original folder.

[NGUN]

Nice!

[Adrien]

Thanks !!!!
(For some people who don't know how to navigate to ..... with the cd command : Navigate to the folder in Windows Explorer, highlight the complete folder path in the top pane and type "cmd" )

[Cpt. Duck]

thank you.. i will start to share your magic step..

[Slava]

Or it is me retarded or something was changed. Can anyone post example in cmd?
I tried multiply times and failed.
♥♥♥♥ i created additional steam folder, linked it as main Steam folder and junked disks.
I am guess it is me rewarded persom (=_=)

[76561198854700832]

Not Works T^T. Just Got Me Stuck On Home Screen

[Panock]

thank you !

[Whateley]

thank you it works. i just got a bit problem with the folder being Shadowverse app is not in the double Shadowverse folder

[Arukādo]

It is possible the game has changed some of his folder names since

[Dewa Kipas]

stuck on menu, please help

[Dracullaeus Crimson]

Actually works on Windows 10 with this said method, didn't need to google anything.

Thanks! Kinda sad that you need to have it updated first but at least it worked, and now I got all the used space back! 😁

[Mr.Potatoman13]

my title screen is also stuck anyone fix it?

[Elika]

Originally posted by Mr.Potatoman13:

my title screen is also stuck anyone fix it?

You need to go to the Shadowverse executable file in your original Steam installation directory and make sure you select the program's compatibility mode setting to always run as Administrator

[Salted_Peanuts]

tyvm !

[Blehh.....]

so basically you need to have the game fully downloaded.....how to download the rest if your C drive is full....?

[Ika Musume]

Originally posted by Boltte:

so basically you need to have the game fully downloaded.....how to download the rest if your C drive is full....?

Here's what I did:
1) Install the game with steam
2) Launch it but don't press anything to avoid updates (the game will ask you to download 10gb after choosing language, don't do it yet), the game will create something in main folder in the directory stated by first post.
3) Now the hardest part, you need to cut off "Shadowverse" folder and paste it where you need it to be, for example D:\Games\Shadowverse
4) Your original folder on disc C doesn't have "Shadowverse" anymore.
5) Right click on "Shadowverse" folder and choose "Pick Link Source"
6) Then right click on Cygames folder on local disc where your "Shadowverse folder is supposed to be, choose "Drop as - Create symbolik link".
Now you can start the game and let it download everything, you can see that it will store files on disc D.

Btw I did it with "Link Shell Extension", about 4mb on, my system is windows 10. It's a bit easier with external tool for me, no need to type anything, just right click here and there to make it work but I assume other methods can work too. I did this years ago and this method to store data still works ias of this moment n case anybody think it's outdated.
Hope this can help somebody like it helped me solve this issue back in the days. Good luck.