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Sumfin 7-34 (talk | contribs) Updating guide for 3/9/24 and running EVE from portable USB 3.0 HDD. Also an entry into the BEAUTIFY contest |
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Legend (recommended names for easiness of explanation. You can name all things however you like): | Legend (recommended names for easiness of explanation. You can name all things however you like): | ||
* C: - your system's drive letter | * C: - your computer system's drive letter | ||
* X: - your pen-drive's drive letter | * X: - your pen-drive's drive letter | ||
* .user. - your username | * .user. - your username | ||
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# Open EVELauncher installer from [https://www.eveonline.com/download eveonline.com/download]. | # Open EVELauncher installer from [https://www.eveonline.com/download eveonline.com/download]. | ||
# Select the installation location as your newly created "EVE" folder and install EVE. | # Select the installation location as your newly created "EVE" folder and install EVE. | ||
# Do not forget to delete the desktop | # Do not forget to delete the desktop shortcut and start the menu entry in "C:\Users\.user.\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" | ||
# When your launcher is downloading data, make sure to set the SharedCache folder inside "X:\EVE Online\EVE\EVESharedCache" folder. | # When your launcher is downloading data, make sure to set the SharedCache folder inside "X:\EVE Online\EVE\EVESharedCache" folder. | ||
# Navigate to "C:\Users\.user.\AppData\Local\eve-online". This folder is hidden, and can be found by Win-R and entering the command "%appdata%". The "Local" folders can be found by navigating to "AppData" and opening "Local". The "eve-online" folder contains the actual EVE Launcher application. Move the entire folder from "C:\Users\steph\AppData\Local\eve-online" to "X:\EVE Online" | # Navigate to "C:\Users\.user.\AppData\Local\eve-online". This folder is hidden, and can be found by Win-R and entering the command "%appdata%". The "Local" folders can be found by navigating to "AppData" and opening "Local". The "eve-online" folder contains the actual EVE Launcher application. Move the entire folder from "C:\Users\steph\AppData\Local\eve-online" to "X:\EVE Online" | ||
# This step is optional but can make a difference in terms of game client performance. In the EVE Launcher, selecting "Download full game client" will have the computer download the entire game library into the drive. This will result in better game performance, as the client will not be downloading game files while you are playing. | |||
# Log into all accounts you want to save for your portable client. | # Log into all accounts you want to save for your portable client. | ||
# After all data is downloaded, exit EVE Launcher (make sure it was not just minimized into the system tray). | # After all data is downloaded, exit EVE Launcher (make sure it was not just minimized into the system tray). | ||
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=== Automatic === | === Automatic === | ||
WARNING, ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND XCOPY AND RD COMMANDS | WARNING, ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND XCOPY AND RD COMMANDS | ||
# In "X:\EVE Online" create a text file named "startup.txt" and paste the code below:xcopy /E "Documents" "%userprofile%\Documents\" /Y<br>xcopy /E "Local" "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\" /Y | # In "X:\EVE Online" create a text file named "startup.txt" and paste the code below: | ||
xcopy /E "Documents" "%userprofile%\Documents\" /Y<br>xcopy /E "Local" "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\" /Y | |||
# After saving the file, change the extension from ".txt" to ".bat". | # After saving the file, change the extension from ".txt" to ".bat". | ||
# Run the script. | # Run the script. | ||