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    can i delete the win32 folder?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by aduy, Jul 24, 2011.

  1. aduy

    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    Don't worry im not talking about the system folder, but this file under C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Battlefield Bad Company 2\Dist\win32\

    its under my bfbc2 folder, and i need to reduce the size of the folder so i can move it to a RAMDISK, which is only 4gb, but can read and write at over 4.5GB/s, bytes not bits mind you. I looked at the date the folder was last accessed and it was when i had installed the game, so im guessing that its just some sort of backup, that is unneeded. any help would be awesome thanks.

    btw,
    gotcha!
     
    aduy, Jul 24, 2011
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  2. Mike570U

    Mike570U Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know specifically for that game, but since it's installed in your 32bit program files (x86), it might be used.

    Easy test: Rename the folder and then load up BFBC2 to see if it works.
     
    Mike570U, Jul 25, 2011
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  3. aduy

    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    I will try that, but what i did was i copied everything else into a folder called bfbc2 on my 4gb RAMdisk, but it didn't seem to load any faster. i will do the same thing again, but i will rename the folder on my main hdd.
     
    aduy, Jul 25, 2011
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    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    once i renamed the folder it wouldn't work at all, it wouldn't load, until i renamed that folder. too bad though because all of the other stuff was under 4gb, oh well ill just have to get an ssd or but 8 more gb of ram, and get the full version of the app, then ill have 6000MB/s write speeds...

    im going to try again with bf2 and rename my bf2 folder on my hdd.
     
    aduy, Jul 25, 2011
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you need to make an addendum to a post you recently made, please use the edit button. Don't make a new post.
     
    saturnotaku, Jul 25, 2011
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