Trypal7 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I need to wipe hd and re-install windows 7 64. How do I go about re-installing F4? Do I have to download the whole thing again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastelandAssassin Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 what do you mean by downloading the whole thing again?are you referring to the actual game , or the mods that you use? for the game , just install it like you previously did , from whatever source of the game you have (like Steam)for mods , you can copy the files to an external drive , and then just copy them back to your pc , and install them I'm guessing I didn't really answer your question , because I didn't really understand itso if you could rephrase what it is you really want to know , it would really help us help you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernt Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Guess you formatted your HD/SSD. That means that you have to log on to Steam and do what you did the first time you installed the game. Whether you have a DVD with part of it or you bought it on-line. As for mods, I'm not sure if NMM keeps a copy of your downloads on the server, making you able to recreate your loadorder. Or if you have to do it all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyZ0G Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) log into Nexus Mods and hold your mouse over the Files tab.at the bottom of the files popup menu is your download history ;) Edited July 21, 2017 by mighty zog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trypal7 Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Guess you formatted your HD/SSD. That means that you have to log on to Steam and do what you did the first time you installed the game. Whether you have a DVD with part of it or you bought it on-line. As for mods, I'm not sure if NMM keeps a copy of your downloads on the server, making you able to recreate your loadorder. Or if you have to do it all over. I haven't wiped or formatted yet. I have the dvd for F4. So then I do have to install it the same way by the dvd while connected and re-download the rest and let steam do it's thing again? Wish it could be as simple as copy paste the game/steam files to storage then drop them back in after reinstalling windows. I always wipe my hd's with killdisk before that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skubblebubble Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 You can tell steam to backup it's files to a storage drive, then restore from there.My lib is way too large, (almost 1tb), so I just reinstall the lot on a wipe/new machine.(click top item in lib, shift click to bottom one, right click, install, say yes to all the EULAs, and then come back in a few hrs):) Other option, yes, you can just drag the Fallout 4 folder to a storage drive, then copy it back when reinstall done, and validate files.That may work. (it should, but no, ain't gonna test it):P I KNOW you can drag it off and back without wiping, it's how I do backups before trying silly things with mods.(eg Fallout 4 copied to Fallout 4 clean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trypal7 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 You can tell steam to backup it's files to a storage drive, then restore from there.My lib is way too large, (almost 1tb), so I just reinstall the lot on a wipe/new machine.(click top item in lib, shift click to bottom one, right click, install, say yes to all the EULAs, and then come back in a few hrs) :smile: Other option, yes, you can just drag the Fallout 4 folder to a storage drive, then copy it back when reinstall done, and validate files.That may work. (it should, but no, ain't gonna test it) :tongue: I KNOW you can drag it off and back without wiping, it's how I do backups before trying silly things with mods.(eg Fallout 4 copied to Fallout 4 clean) Thank you, I did the steam backup and it didn't take as long as I thought getting it installed again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronglav Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thats why I keep my mods on my hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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