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Moving Windows folder to external drive via symbolic link
Introduction A lot of newer notebooks come with a rather small SSD. To save space, the ‘symbolic link’ method gives you the possibility to move game user data (like save games) to an external drive if the room on your system drive is getting scarce. Steps Make sure to create a backup of the folder you want to move with a symbolic link and read instructions in full before starting The method is explained with the example of Sims 4 but should work accordingly with any other game or application that has data in the documents folder. All you need…
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[ORIGIN] Issues with installing and updating Origin and Origin Games
Problem Some system currently have issues updating and installing Origin itself as well as downloading patches of Origin games. Cour download has been paused. Origin needs to download files and is waiting for permission. Error Codes 9:0: Whoops – an installer encountered an error Cause It looks like that the Origin Windows services “Origin Client Service” and “Origin Web Helper Service” are unable to give the correct permissions to the program. Without those services, the program would show a UAC prompt which doesn’t appear if the services are active. Solution Workaround that currently works Press the windows key Type: Services Click…
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Clean re-install of graphics drivers with Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU)
It can happen that graphics drivers get so badly corrupted, that the installation routine of the software isn’t able to repair them. In that case it’s a good idea to do a clean re-install of the drivers. A great tool that can help you with this is DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) Note: These instructions in this post are for NVIIDA Cards but the steps are the same for AMD or Intel Graphics Cards. All you have to change is the manufacturer in step 19. It’s best to print this instructions or have them open on a second device, as you need…
