A modern computer is a device for performing a variety of tasks - both workers and entertainment. One of the most popular types of entertainment are video games. The game in our time occupies large volumes - both in the prescribed form and being packaged in the installer. For this reason, it is not always convenient to load them again when, let's say a change of computer. To facilitate and speed up the process, the game files can be recorded on the USB flash drive and use it to be transferred to another machine.
Features of copying games on flash drives
Before we proceed to describe the methods of moving games from a USB drive to a PC, we note several important nuances.- The main difficulty when moving games on a flash drive and from it to another computer represents volumes. The modern video game in the prescribed form takes an average of 30 to 100 (!) GB, so we recommend that you store the capacker at least 64 GB, formatted into the EXFAT or NTFS file system.
Moving games from a removable storage device on a PC
The process of transferring the game from a flash drive to a computer is no different from copying other types of files. Consequently, we can use third-party solutions or to do with system means.
Method 1: Total Commander
Third-party file manager Total Commander allows you to significantly simplify the process of moving games from computers to flash drives and vice versa.
- Open Total Commander. Use the left panel to go to the folder in which the resources of the game should be placed.
- In the right pane, go to the USB flash drive. We highlight the desired files, the easiest to the left mouse button with the Ctrl pinch key.
Selected files are highlighted, and their names change the color to pink.
- Press the "F5 - Copy" button (or the F5 key on the keyboard) to copy files to the folder selected in the left pane. This window will appear.
Check if the location corresponds to the desired, and proceed by clicking on OK. In the same way, copy the preservation folder if required.
- Ready - Files are in place.
Check the performance of the game by running its executable file. If everything is in order - the USB flash drive can be disconnected from the computer.
Method 2: Far Manager
Another alternative to the "conductor", headlight manager, also perfectly cope with the task.
- Open the application. As in the method with Total Commander, in the left pane, select the final location of the folder with a copy of the game. To do this, press Alt + F1 to go to the disk selection.
By selecting the desired, go to the folder to which the game directory will be placed.
- In the right pane, go to the flash drive connected to the PC. Click Alt + F2 and select the disk with the label "Changeable".
We highlight the folder with the singular click of the right mouse button and select "Copy" in the context menu.
- Go to the left panel with an open destination folder. Click the right mouse button, and then "insert".
- At the end of the process, the folder with the game will be in the right place.
Method 3: Windows system tools
Old good "Explorer", the default file manager, is also able to cope with the task of transferring the game from the flash drive to the PC.
- By connecting the drive to the computer, open the "Start" and select the "Computer" item in it.
In the window that opens with available information storage devices, select an external Flash drive (they are designated by a special icon) and double-click on it to open.
If autorun is allowed in your system, simply click on the "Open folder to view files" in the window that appears when the flash drive is connected.
- All the same, through the "Computer" point, go to the directory in which you want to throw the game files and / or saving. Transfer there with any accessible way, the simplest drag and drop.
Summing up the foregoing, we recall another important fact - the usual movement or copying will not be able to transfer licensed games to another computer. The exception is to be acquired in the style - to run them, you will need to enter your account on this computer and verify the game files.
