Summary :

This post focuses on Epic game install location, mainly discussing where it is and how to change. If you are interested in this topic, please scroll down to start reading. By the way, if you want to upgrade to a large hard drive for installing more games, you can try MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Where Does Epic Games Install Games?

Generally, the install location of Epic games is C:Program FilesEpic Games. However, Epic shows a pane for users to change the installing location when they are the first time installing a game. So, the install location is various.

DEFAULT SAVE LOCATION: C: Program Files Epic Games. Start the install from the launcher. It will ask you to 'Choose install location'. Select the base Epic Games folder where your game files are already installed. C: Program Files Epic Games. It will then show that path and add the game folder to the end. C: Program Files Epic Games ShadowComplexRemastered.

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Change Epic Games Install Location

As previously stated, the default install location of Epic games is C drive. If you have not customized the install location, you may face a big headache that is C is running out of space. In this case, moving the Epic games to another drive could be helpful. But how to move Epic games to another drive? There are three tricks. Pick one you prefer.

Way 1: Change Epic Game Install Location Using Epic Games Launcher

You can utilize Epic Game Launcher to move Epic games to another location. The detailed steps are:

Step 1: Copy the game folder under the Epic game install location on your computer and then paste it to the folder of another drive like D:Epic Games.

Step 2: Rename the folder in the new location to “*-temp” (* refers to the game name).

Step 3: Go to Epic Games Launcher to uninstall the game in the original location.

1. Switch to the Library tab on the interface of Epic Games Launcher.
2. Locate the game and then click the Settings gear on the game thumbnail.
3. Click the Uninstall option.

Step 4: Install the game again. Here you do not need to finish the whole downloading.

1. Switch to the Library tab.
2. Locate the game and then click the INSTALL button associated with the game.

Step 5: Click the Browse button and choose the new location (the same as the location mentioned in Step 1) to save the game when you are asked to choose the install location.

Step 6: When the installing process goes on 1% or more, please cancel the process and then close Epic Games Launcher.

Step 7: Delete the game folder in the original location. Next, go to the new location and rename the “*-temp” to “*” (* refers to the game name).

Step 8: Open Epic Games Launcher again and resume the installation process.

Step 9: Once the files are verified and the installation process ends, you should be able to launch the game.

Way 2: Change Epic Game Install Location by Modifying Manifest Files

Epic Games Launcher stores important game information including installation location in manifest files and the typical paths are:

• C:ProgramDataEpicEpicGamesLauncherDataManifests
• C:ProgramDataEpicUnrealEngineLauncher

So, you can try modifying the values in the two files to change the Epic games install location.

Here is the guide.

Step 1: Move the game folder from the original location to another drive.

Step 2: Find the .item file for the game you want to move by going forward the path C:ProgramDataEpicEpicGamesLauncherDataManifests. Once you find the file, open it with Notepad or other file editors.

Step 3: Modify the values related to ManifestLocation, InstallLocation, and StangingLocation to point to the folder in the new drive. Next, save the file.

Step 4: Edit C:ProgramDataEpicUnrealEngineLauncherLauncherInstalled.dat. You should change the InstallLocation value to point to the game folder in another drive. After editing, do not forget to save the file.

Now, the game should be moved to another drive successfully. You can launch Epic Games Launcher to play this game.

Way 3: Change Epic Games Install Location via Command Prompt

You can create a symbolic link using Command Prompt to move Epic games from one drive to another.

Step 1: Close Epic Games Launcher and games that are running.

Step 2: Move the game folder to another folder.

Step 3: Run Command Prompt as administrator.

1. Type Command Prompt inside the Windows search bar.
2. Right-click the search result and then choose Run as administrator.

Step 4: Type the command mklink /D “#” “*” in Command Prompt and hit the Enter key.

Command Prompt will create a symbolic link to the new location. Once successful, it will show a message like: symbolic link created for C:Program FilesEpic GamesFortnite <<>> D:Epic GamesFortnite. Then, you can open Epic Games Launcher to play the game.

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How to Move Fortnite to Another Folder, Drive, or PC

Game enthusiasts seem interested in how to move Fortnite to another drive or PC because of the three reasons below. If you have the same needs like that, fortunately, the simplest fix is waiting for you!

• The low speed of the system drive/C drive is running out of space.
• Plan to move Fortnite or other epic games to an SSD to play the game in better performance.
• Get a new computer and need to move epic games to another pc.

1 - How to Copy Fortnite from One PC to Another

If you are familiar with this Epic Games, you'll know that Epic's launcher only lets you move Fortnite by uninstalling and re-downloading files larger than 30 GB files. The Epic launcher only gives two options to either uninstall or verify the game files. To move Epic games to another PC, you can follow the ways below.

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Step 1. Run EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both PCs

On the source PC, select 'PC to PC' on the main screen of EaseUS Todo PCTrans and move on.

Step 2. Connect two computers

1. Select your target PC to connect via its IP address or device name and click 'Connect'.

2. Enter the login password of your target PC and click 'OK' to confirm.

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3. Set the transfer direction - 'Transfer from this PC to other PC' and click 'OK' to continue.

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Step 3. Select apps, programs, and software and transfer to the target computer

1. Click 'Edit' on the application section, then you can open up the application list.

Then you can select and choose what you want to transfer from the current computer to the target PC.

2. After selecting desired applications and programs, click 'Finish' to confirm.

At last, click 'Transfer' to start the transferring process.

2 - How to Move Fortnite to Another Drive (2 Ways)

How Do I Change The Install Location For Epic Games

If you want to change the Game installation location, you can transfer Fortnite to another drive. There are two ways to transfer Epic games. One is using EaseUS Todo PCTrans. The other is moving Fortnite to another drive manually.

Method 1. How to Move Epic Games to Another Drive with Software

EaseUS PC data transfer program can help you move Fortnite to another drive with a few clicks automatically. Here are the steps:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans, choose 'App Migration', and click 'Start' on the main screen.

Step 2. EaseUS Todo PCTrans will automatically scan and display all the supported programs.

Step 3. Click 'Transfer' to start moving Fortnite to another drive or location.

Method 2. How to Move Epic Games to Another Drive or PC Manually

If you don't want to use a third-party tool to change Fortnite install location, the following two manual methods also can be used to copy Fortnite to another place. However, the first one may fail by error, and the second one only suits to move Epic games to another drive.

Step 1. Uninstall and Reinstall with Epic Game Launcher (Between PC/Drive)

First, you'll need to create a backup copy of your Fortnite folder in C:Program FilesEpic GamesFortnite by default. Copy and paste a copy of the Fortnite folder into another location. If you plan on moving Fortnite from one PC to another, you can copy the Fortnite folder into an external USB drive. Then, uninstall Fortnite with these steps:

• Open the Epic Games Launcher application.
• Go to 'Library', click the settings gear on the Fortnite thumbnail, and select 'Uninstall' and confirm.
• Wait for the process to finish.

Step 2. Start and cancel the Fortnite installation

• Go to the computer where you will copy Fortnite.
• Open Epic Games Launcher application; install Fortnite from Store or Library.
• Then, please choose the location and install it.

• Cancel the installation after beginning, and close the launcher.

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Step 3. Move your Fortnite backup to the new download location

• Go to the new download location you've set, and paste the Fortnite backup folder.
• If the system prompts you for a file with the same name, please click 'Replace the files in the destination'.

Step 4. Resume Fortnite installation

• Next, open the Epic Games Launcher, go to Library, and resume Fortnite's installation process.

Step 5. Verify Fortnite content

• The Epic Games Launcher will scan the Fortnite directory, and find you already have the files, and skip downloading them.
• Then, Epic Games Launcher will verify the content of Fortnite and check out whether there are corrupted files or not.
• If any problems are found, you need to re-download the game. If there are no problems after verifying, you can now play Fortnite.

Conclusion

As you can see from the above content, compared to the manual way, EaseUS Todo PCTrans allows you to move Fortnite to another drive or PC with very simple steps. Apart from app migration, this PC data transfer software also supports all the files and user account copying in two transfer approaches:

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