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Best way to reinstall OS?

Best way to reinstall OS?

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SedentarySauS
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09-13-2021, 10:23 AM
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Hello! After more than 24 hours of working on fixing my issue with launching ARK: Survival Evolved, I’ve chosen to reinstall everything from scratch. (If you have another idea, feel free to share it here or in the troubleshooting thread.) I have over 100 games and a lot of software installed, and while I’d prefer not to reinstall, it seems like my only choice right now. The last time I did an OS reinstall was after upgrading to an SSD (Samsung 840 Evo), but there’s likely a better method. I set Windows on the SSD, copied libraries to the HDD manually, and adjusted paths each time. So my question is: Is there a simpler or more efficient way? Or should I stick with doing it manually like before? Thanks in advance — it’s 3 a.m. here!
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SedentarySauS
09-13-2021, 10:23 AM #1

Hello! After more than 24 hours of working on fixing my issue with launching ARK: Survival Evolved, I’ve chosen to reinstall everything from scratch. (If you have another idea, feel free to share it here or in the troubleshooting thread.) I have over 100 games and a lot of software installed, and while I’d prefer not to reinstall, it seems like my only choice right now. The last time I did an OS reinstall was after upgrading to an SSD (Samsung 840 Evo), but there’s likely a better method. I set Windows on the SSD, copied libraries to the HDD manually, and adjusted paths each time. So my question is: Is there a simpler or more efficient way? Or should I stick with doing it manually like before? Thanks in advance — it’s 3 a.m. here!

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FionnMacu
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09-17-2021, 03:03 AM
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Sure, it sounds like you're focusing on formatting the SSD. You experimented with a new Steam library there and noticed the drive is marked as "read only," which seems unusual.
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09-17-2021, 03:03 AM #2

Sure, it sounds like you're focusing on formatting the SSD. You experimented with a new Steam library there and noticed the drive is marked as "read only," which seems unusual.

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