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Microsoft’s Xbox app now lets you install PC games to any folder
Some of the Windows store headaches are going away.
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Microsoft’s Xbox app now lets you install PC games to any folder. Can be accessed freely
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As someone with a weird range of data drives for archival purposes, this is cool. I haven't dug unto the details, but I'd love to see something where a second Windows installation can "scan" newly added drives to find Windows Store installs and make them usable (if the profile has the proper license).
Does unrestricted access also mean the files could now be re-used if say, I choose to reinstall Windows and games were on a different drive?
So this issue is solved now right?
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Gamepass PC is a ticking time bomb that results in permanently lost HDD/SSD space unless you nuke windows Microsoft - PC - Tech
EDIT: Also, almost all games that can't be uninstalled can not be reinstalled again even if you somehow manage to delete their data making that game completely unplayable. I had an issue with Wasteland 3 not being able to install about 4 months ago. What happened was I had the game installed...
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Personally i have been using the advanced management for a while in insider now. And havent ran into problems.So this issue is solved now right?
Gamepass PC is a ticking time bomb that results in permanently lost HDD/SSD space unless you nuke windows Microsoft - PC - Tech
EDIT: Also, almost all games that can't be uninstalled can not be reinstalled again even if you somehow manage to delete their data making that game completely unplayable. I had an issue with Wasteland 3 not being able to install about 4 months ago. What happened was I had the game installed...
Finally seeing some improvements. I was having an issue installing a game last week but the new update seems to have resolved the issue.
If it still has issues with overall download/installing/uninstalling and missing hard drive space, then it's not much of a leap. I'll wait on the consensus before jumping back into installing anything. Installing where you want only fixes one of many problems.
Are these installs normal folder access or does it require to do some extra work to get access to them? Are they exe installs?
Are these installs normal folder access or does it require to do some extra work to get access to them? Are they exe installs?
I assume this means that there is no longer a need to have a WindowsApps folder or at least games don't need to go in there. This is good news as half the issues i have experienced with the app is an update failing, having to redownload the whole game only to be told that I cant install it into that folder.
I've been using this for awhile, no issues on my end.
Also no special access required and they just released an update to launch from the .exe in the folders now too, which was really my only complaint before
Ok, then right along with all of this, are games getting more updates than they did before?
Right now in only have Warhammer 3, Halo Infinite and Deep Rock installed, they have all been up to date with the Steam versions, but those are newish games
Basically, if they fully fix missing hard drive space, installation/download/uninstall problems and can allow mods like games on Steam would, then I may actually get back into GP.
Going to wait for more reports that people can install/uninstall games freely without issues before I try myself. Way too scarred from having to spend hours trying to complete uninstalls or running into error codes of no help etc. but this is great news regardless.
Yup I've been using the Insider build for a while and it's been great
Hopefully they de-UWP some existing titles like Sunset Overdrive though
Hopefully they de-UWP some existing titles like Sunset Overdrive though
Good step in the right direction! I wonder if this is retroactive for older games or is it for newer games only.
Guessing they'd need some kind of OK (or work) from Sony now, so, probably not.
Should be. Worst case, you should now be able to manually delete the files if the uninstall has problems.So this issue is solved now right?
Gamepass PC is a ticking time bomb that results in permanently lost HDD/SSD space unless you nuke windows Microsoft - PC - Tech
EDIT: Also, almost all games that can't be uninstalled can not be reinstalled again even if you somehow manage to delete their data making that game completely unplayable. I had an issue with Wasteland 3 not being able to install about 4 months ago. What happened was I had the game installed...
I am skeptical. Going to give it 6 months to a year before I even THINK about reinstalling that fucking dumpster fire on my pc. Hope it works out though
Beenusing it for months without issue, the only game that I can't install with it though is Phantom Dust sadly :(
Yeah, this seems to attack the cause of all those issues people were having: the game files were too mingled with Windows OS files, hence all the limitations to simply copy paste nuke folders and that.So this issue is solved now right?
Gamepass PC is a ticking time bomb that results in permanently lost HDD/SSD space unless you nuke windows Microsoft - PC - Tech
EDIT: Also, almost all games that can't be uninstalled can not be reinstalled again even if you somehow manage to delete their data making that game completely unplayable. I had an issue with Wasteland 3 not being able to install about 4 months ago. What happened was I had the game installed...
Finally the 21st century is here!!!
I'm pretty PC illiterate. If PC Game Pass has been eating up my SSD when I've intended to uninstall games, will this update help me fix that retroactively relatively hands off, or will I have to actively fix up my drive myself with this update making files visible to the layperson, or is this only going to help with installation/uninstall going forward (if at all)?
Was one of the first things i installed on my fresh pc and it was absolute hell. Phantasy star online installing itself twice, dishonored 2 doing it 3 times and all kinds of other shit. I had to wipe and reinstall windows to get somewhere around 300g of space back. The cherry on top is the fuck you attitude from Microsoft. Been an issue for years and any online rep I talk to about it acts like they got up and ate a bowl of stupid breakfast. I'm pretty bitter about it obviously haha
Jup. There are too many issues. Last time I used it I had a nother error that prevented games from even starting. It's just trash overall and subscription services don't work for me with games anyway. So I might not return to the service in the foreseeable future.
That was rarely a problem for me. It depends on the game though.
You always have been access to save filed if fiddled with folder permissions. Those saves tho, most of the times, only works with the Windows Store version of the game.
You can find them in:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages
But yeah, saves are still in this particular folder, nothing has changed on that front.
Yes because you can manually delete the game files now and they're in the folder you chose so it's easy to find them. I've been using it for a while on the insider ring and haven't had any issues with that aspect.
Pretty sure you always did unless they were stored in the game folder itself which isn't common. Pro tip check the PC Gaming Wiki they show the paths where save games and config files are stored.
Is there any way of finding out which are compatible before downloading?
From what I've seen you just have to try and see if it works or not. Like Gears of War 4 doesn't allow this but Halo MCC does.
When I right-click a game, I have a "Manage" option and it's in there. Do you have the same?
I do.
I was looking at the Files option like in the OP picture but only see this.
However looking at General, I see something about Enabling Advanced Install features and clicking that only lets me change the folder where it's installed. Not the drive.
So this issue is solved now right?
Gamepass PC is a ticking time bomb that results in permanently lost HDD/SSD space unless you nuke windows Microsoft - PC - Tech
EDIT: Also, almost all games that can't be uninstalled can not be reinstalled again even if you somehow manage to delete their data making that game completely unplayable. I had an issue with Wasteland 3 not being able to install about 4 months ago. What happened was I had the game installed...
I've been using insider for a few months now and 0 issues (and dozens of games). This from someone who had issues before (with Halo specifically).