Reloading game from DVD

mrod23 · 06-19-2012, 11:41 PM

Hi Forum,

1000 pardons if this has been answered here already; I could not fine an answer. I have the retail version of TESV and set it up with a Steam acct, etc etc etc. Every so often I need to delete local content and reinitialize the gamne files. Each time I do this, Steam insists on downloading the entire 9+ GB image over the net. I have a fast connection and it still takes >90 minutes to do this.

Is there a setting to select that reloads the bulk of the game files off the DVD and just downloads the patches? That would be super :-)

Thanks,
Mrod

TeKraken · 06-20-2012, 12:32 AM

This may work:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...5357-FSQM-0382

I would make a copy of any game saves just in case they are overwritten.

CTRL ALT DEL ! · 06-20-2012, 02:05 AM

Why do you need to delete it?

A: verify game cache is the same as redownloading except files you added remain.

If it is because of modifications, download and copy the folder to another source dvd/hdd and just replace it instead of reloading.

06-19-2012, 11:41 PM	#1
mrod23 Join Date: May 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 1	Reloading game from DVD Hi Forum, 1000 pardons if this has been answered here already; I could not fine an answer. I have the retail version of TESV and set it up with a Steam acct, etc etc etc. Every so often I need to delete local content and reinitialize the gamne files. Each time I do this, Steam insists on downloading the entire 9+ GB image over the net. I have a fast connection and it still takes >90 minutes to do this. Is there a setting to select that reloads the bulk of the game files off the DVD and just downloads the patches? That would be super :-) Thanks, Mrod

06-20-2012, 12:32 AM	#2
TeKraken Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 4780 Posts: 6,200	This may work: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...5357-FSQM-0382 I would make a copy of any game saves just in case they are overwritten. Last edited by TeKraken: 06-20-2012 at 12:35 AM.

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06-20-2012, 02:05 AM	#3
CTRL ALT DEL ! Join Date: Jan 2011 Reputation: 2431 Posts: 3,411	Why do you need to delete it? A: verify game cache is the same as redownloading except files you added remain. If it is because of modifications, download and copy the folder to another source dvd/hdd and just replace it instead of reloading.