How to move Unreal Engine to another PC?
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:54 pm
It's really easy, but some show the wrong way...
PC#1 = contain all your old files
PC#2 = your new computer
1- First, close your Epic Game Launcher and Unreal Engine.
2- In PC #1, go to: ...\Program Files\Epic Games
3 - Copy all the Unreal Engine version you want to transfer
4- Copy-paste them to the same location on the PC #2: ...\Program Files\Epic Games
5- Now in PC #1, go to ProgramData: C:\ProgramData
If you don't see the folder ProgramData, that's normal, ProgramData folder is by default hidden.
6- Go to ...\ProgramData\Epic\EpicGamesLauncher\Data\ and copy Launcher.manifest
7- Copy-paste this file to the same location on the PC #2:...\ProgramData\Epic\EpicGamesLauncher\Data\
8- Now in PC #2, open Unreal Engine, all your engine version are supposed to be displayed and ready to be used (but not really...)!
9- Just for checkup, instead of clicking on Launch, click on the little arrow and chose Verify
That's it!
So with this method, you don't need to download each engine version, each time you buy a new PC.
PC#1 = contain all your old files
PC#2 = your new computer
1- First, close your Epic Game Launcher and Unreal Engine.
2- In PC #1, go to: ...\Program Files\Epic Games
3 - Copy all the Unreal Engine version you want to transfer
4- Copy-paste them to the same location on the PC #2: ...\Program Files\Epic Games
5- Now in PC #1, go to ProgramData: C:\ProgramData
If you don't see the folder ProgramData, that's normal, ProgramData folder is by default hidden.
6- Go to ...\ProgramData\Epic\EpicGamesLauncher\Data\ and copy Launcher.manifest
7- Copy-paste this file to the same location on the PC #2:...\ProgramData\Epic\EpicGamesLauncher\Data\
8- Now in PC #2, open Unreal Engine, all your engine version are supposed to be displayed and ready to be used (but not really...)!
9- Just for checkup, instead of clicking on Launch, click on the little arrow and chose Verify
That's it!
So with this method, you don't need to download each engine version, each time you buy a new PC.