How to Copy Neverwinter Online to Another Pc or Hard Drive Without Having to Repatch - READ ME 1ST

klixan 07-08-2013, 06:23 AM I've talked a friend into trying Neverwinter, but she doesn't want to download t he whole game. So I'm just wondering if I can copy my entire Neverwinter install ation folder to a USB drive and then transfer it over to her PC? Will this work? Or does she have to download the whole game and install it for herself? Cheers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

raize76 07-08-2013, 06:40 AM I've talked a friend into trying Neverwinter, but she doesn't want to download t he whole game. So I'm just wondering if I can copy my entire Neverwinter install ation folder to a USB drive and then transfer it over to her PC? Will this work? Or does she have to download the whole game and install it for herself? Cheers. Yes, it is possible. Did it two days ago. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

arcbladez 07-08-2013, 06:51 AM Yeah. But first you need to start re-installing the game as if you were installi ng it for the first time. Then once the download starts, stop it and close the c lient. Copy/Paste the folder with all the files you already downloaded over the new installation, then restart the game. It will skip over all the files you alr eady downloaded but will download/patch a few files, but at least you don't have to redownload everything. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-08-2013, 07:19 AM I still have the Neverwinter client I downloaded when the game first released, i t's version number NW.1.20130403a.4 (so it's hopelessly out of date).

Should I install that version onto my friends PC? Which files do I need to then Copy/Paste from my own PC to bring her game up to date? Thanks a lot for all the help. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

cipher9nemo 07-08-2013, 07:26 AM I still have the Neverwinter client I downloaded when the game first released, i t's version number NW.1.20130403a.4 (so it's hopelessly out of date). Should I install that version onto my friends PC? Which files do I need to then Copy/Paste from my own PC to bring her game up to date? Thanks a lot for all the help. It shouldn't matter what version you have for the installer files as they'll be updated regardless when they login for the first time. I'm at work instead of h ome right now, so hopefully arcbladez can point you to the default location of t he installer files. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-08-2013, 12:55 PM I've found my installation directory, it's in: C:\Users\Public\Games\Cryptic Studios\Neverwinter\Live There is a folder called .patch but it's only 7.20MB (that doesn't seem big eno ugh for all the patches). Should I just install the game using the old installer and then copy the entire Live folder from my PC and overwrite the Live folder o n my friends PC? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

chrono0812 07-08-2013, 01:02 PM I've found my installation directory, it's in: C:\Users\Public\Games\Cryptic Studios\Neverwinter\Live There is a folder called .patch but it's only 7.20MB (that doesn't seem big eno

ugh for all the patches). Should I just install the game using the old installer and then copy the entire Live folder from my PC and overwrite the Live folder o n my friends PC? whats going on in here, and Why is it happening? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

chrono0812 07-08-2013, 01:05 PM Yeah. But first you need to start re-installing the game as if you were installi ng it for the first time. Then once the download starts, stop it and close the c lient. Copy/Paste the folder with all the files you already downloaded over the new installation, then restart the game. It will skip over all the files you alr eady downloaded but will download/patch a few files, but at least you don't have to redownload everything. I Never thought about doing it like that... So, Instead of it taking me 2 hours at max to re-install a fresh copy of the game plus all the patches it would onl y take a few minutes or so... D@mn, and here when I re-installed a fresh copy of Neverwinter I would always just play a different game for those two hours it to ok to Install and patch, when I could have used the method you outlined an been able to play in a few minutes :-( --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-09-2013, 12:56 AM Bummer! I can't figure out which files to Copy/Paste to my friends computer. I c an install the old version of the client on her machine, but she then has a mass ive amount of patches to download. It seems like such a waste of time (and downl oad quota) when I already have the patches, but I can't for the life of me work out how to update her client using the files from my PC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dardove 07-09-2013, 01:00 AM I would copy the files in the piggs folder. That is all the data files. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

lonnehart 07-09-2013, 01:08 AM

I just copy the entire installation file folder into a DVD. Haven't tried instal ling from it since the first thing I do when doing a fresh install is to copy th e entire installation folder into the target computer hard drive first then inst all from there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-09-2013, 01:41 AM I just copy the entire installation file folder into a DVD. Haven't tried instal ling from it since the first thing I do when doing a fresh install is to copy th e entire installation folder into the target computer hard drive first then inst all from there. I'm going to try this. I'm going to copy the entire Cryptic Studios folder from C:\Users\Public\Games\Cryptic Studios\Neverwinter\Live from my PC and paste it into my friends C:\Users\Public\Games directory. I hope it works. I'm going to delete all my screenshots first, but is it OK to delete my combat and error logs too? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

lonnehart 07-09-2013, 01:47 AM The Installation folder is where your downloaded game goes into. It's different from the actual game folder where it is installed. On my machine and DVD the fol der is named "Neverwinter NW.1.20130416a.6" and contains the Setup.EXE file, pig gs and Direct X folders. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-09-2013, 01:55 AM Ah I understand, yes I still have the Setup.exe file. But it's an old version (O pen Beta). Looks like I'll just have to install this for her and then she'll hav e to download all the patches for herself :( --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

lonnehart 07-09-2013, 01:58 AM

Patching will take a while. And I also suggest turning off the On Demand Patchin g feature (found in the Options menu in the launcher). It will result in a large r patch download, but that's better than waiting for entire zones to load becaus e their files need patching. Gotta love Patching sessions. Gives me time to enjoy my K-cup coffee or tea fro m my Keurig coffee maker... and trying to plot revenge against the person who go t it for me last Christmas as I can no longer think of drinking coffee without o ne... -_--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

yerune 07-09-2013, 02:08 AM Honestly, this is not a snide remark, but didn't you spend much more time on it already than if you would simply have downloaded it? Even with a fresh copy, there will still be lots of patching, and basically dow nloading is the main purpose of the program, so if your friend has a reason for disliking that..... maybe an MMO is not the right game? Again, not sniding, just curious. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-09-2013, 08:11 AM Honestly, this is not a snide remark, but didn't you spend much more time on it already than if you would simply have downloaded it? Even with a fresh copy, there will still be lots of patching, and basically dow nloading is the main purpose of the program, so if your friend has a reason for disliking that..... maybe an MMO is not the right game? Again, not sniding, just curious. Yes, you're quite right, but the problem is, we live Australia and we both have very limited download quotas. I've already downloaded the game (and all patches ) so I was hoping I could save her from having to do the same. I do envy you Americans, I can't imagine what it's like to have an unlimited In ternet. You guys are very lucky :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

lonnehart 07-09-2013, 08:14 AM Yes, you're quite right, but we live Australia and we both have limited download

quotas. I've already downloaded the game (and all patches) so I was hoping I co uld save her having to do the same. I do envy you Americans, I can't imagine what it's like to have an unlimited In ternet. You guys are very lucky :) My internet is unlimited... as long as I don't go over my own quota (which is n ot easy as I'm single and live alone and I don't download much). If I do go over my 150GB limit I pay extra. I hear Australia's internet is pretty restrictive t hanks to an individual named... never mind. I'm sure you know who I'm talking ab out. Naming and Shaming is something I don't do on Forums. Not even to political figures. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

cipher9nemo 07-09-2013, 10:11 AM I do envy you Americans, I can't imagine what it's like to have an unlimited Int ernet. You guys are very lucky :) Don't be too envious, after all we probably have a lower overall bandwidth aver age than you. :) And many of us do have quotas, but they're so high we never hav e to worry (like 250GB/month). Even then my quota is a soft line to cross. I can do more than 250GB a month, but it I do that repeatedly my ISP will throttle my connection, at least according to third party info. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

kenjioyama 07-09-2013, 06:58 PM Yes, you're quite right, but the problem is, we live Australia and we both have very limited download quotas. I've already downloaded the game (and all patches) so I was hoping I could save her from having to do the same. I do envy you Americans, I can't imagine what it's like to have an unlimited In ternet. You guys are very lucky :)I don't have unlimited. I think mine is 250 GB per month. And I bet your bandwidth is faster then mine! My last test on Speedt est . net was 28 Mbps download and around 3.5 upload. Yours is faster right? I a m jealous of you! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

bioshrike 07-09-2013, 07:33 PM The game folder is something like 6-13 GB. I just throw the whole thing onto a b ig thumb or external drive, then copy it back to wherever I want to run it off o f.

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dardove 07-09-2013, 07:39 PM Ah I understand, yes I still have the Setup.exe file. But it's an old version (O pen Beta). Looks like I'll just have to install this for her and then she'll hav e to download all the patches for herself :( Just go with the setup file to install and then copy over your version of the p iggs folder. That will get 95% of the patching out of the way. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-10-2013, 09:58 AM Just go with the setup file to install and then copy over your version of the pi ggs folder. That will get 95% of the patching out of the way. I'll try this. Thanks a lot dardove :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

klixan 07-11-2013, 02:42 AM It worked! I used the old setup.exe to install the game on my friends PC, then I copied the piggs folder from my PC to hers (overwriting the existing files). It worked like a charm, she's in game now. Thank you all so much for the help : ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

lonnehart 07-11-2013, 02:46 AM Glad to assist! Have fun in the game now! And maybe try out or make a Foundry qu est or two... :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

yerune 07-11-2013, 03:04 AM

Yes, you're quite right, but the problem is, we live Australia and we both have very limited download quotas. I've already downloaded the game (and all patches) so I was hoping I could save her from having to do the same. I do envy you Americans, I can't imagine what it's like to have an unlimited In ternet. You guys are very lucky :) Well, I'm Dutch, but you can still envy me if you want ;) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

cipher9nemo 07-11-2013, 06:42 AM It worked! I used the old setup.exe to install the game on my friends PC, then I copied the piggs folder from my PC to hers (overwriting the existing files). It worked like a charm, she's in game now. Thank you all so much for the help : ) Glad it worked and thanks to all those who helped klixan. :)