Change Dragon Age data location?

MouthBoy · 15 Apr 2011 at 20:49

As title really, is there anyway to change the data location in Dragon Age? My data file is almost 5gb now and I dont really want that growing on my new 60gb SSD. I have my save backed up currently on another drive and I have just done a fresh install of the game but before I move my data, any ideas?

I have most of the DLC and completed the DLC to get the new items, so I dont really want to loose it all.

BTW, when I say data, I am refering to the data in My Documents.

danzhang16 · 15 Apr 2011 at 20:59

Take a look in Librairies-documents-bioware-dragonage 2-settings-Dragon age.
In the xml file in notepad, search for a line with USERDATA DIR or something like that, witht he current location following. Then you should be able to modify the location by changing that line to your desired location. Now, back up this file first, as I'm not sure if this works, because this is what I did for Origins, but seeing as the files are located in the same place I don't see why it wouldn't work.

orderoftheflame · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:02

Move the folder the save is in.

Pop up a command prompt.

mklink /J "<Original Folder Location>" "<New Folder Destination>"

Sem · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:09

you can move the Addins folder from My documents to the Addins folder in the game dir

it will only work if you have it patched to the latest version or at least the version that comes with the expansion

wont work with any other folders tho but that addins folder is the biggest anyway

MouthBoy · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:29

Sem said:
you can move the Addins folder from My documents to the Addins folder in the game dir

it will only work if you have it patched to the latest version or at least the version that comes with the expansion

wont work with any other folders tho but that addins folder is the biggest anyway

Trying this theory as it seems the simplest.

MouthBoy · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:30

Worked like a charm, thanks!