123 DeathLord1969 Members 985 posts 4,091 battles Report post #1 Posted November 22, 2020 So I uninstalled wows and after clearing that drive, I took the copy of the backup & pasted it back to the original location & restarted the WGC. I thought it would see it after downloading a bit, but it's wanting to download 39GBs. Is there something I am missing? There's a way to install by game ID, would that make a difference? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
26 [REVY] Aghostinthetank Supertester 74 posts 5,403 battles Report post #2 Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) Have you tried it using the "Import Installed Games" button on the "All Games" tab? If not, Spoiler Click on the "Import Installed Games" tab. This thing should pop up, then click on the "Select Folder" tab. For me, File Explorer opens up. Then navigate/find and select the folder where your WoWS folder is. Edited November 22, 2020 by Aghostinthetank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
123 DeathLord1969 Members 985 posts 4,091 battles Report post #3 Posted November 22, 2020 When I click that, it tells me its already there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
26 [REVY] Aghostinthetank Supertester 74 posts 5,403 battles Report post #4 Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) Is WGC giving you a 5002 error code stating that the selected game is already in the WGC like in the screenshot? If so, the only thing that I could think of is that somewhere, somehow, something happened to your WoWS folder and it needs to be repaired. I guess you'll have to download that 38GBs, sorry. Spoiler And that install by Games ID thing is for you to insert codes for early access to WG products, so I don't think that's going to work. EDIT: Worse comes to worse, and if you're adamant enough, go put up a support ticket with customer service, maybe they'll be able to help you there.https://na.wargaming.net/support/en/products/wows/help/ Edited November 22, 2020 by Aghostinthetank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,959 [WORX] Navalpride33 Members 12,489 posts 19,722 battles Report post #5 Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, DeathLord1969 said: I took the copy of the backup & pasted it back to the original location & restarted the WGC I dont think this ^^ was a good idea... From what I see (and it confused me at first) its a pathway problem. Edited November 23, 2020 by Navalpride33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
123 DeathLord1969 Members 985 posts 4,091 battles Report post #6 Posted November 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Aghostinthetank said: Have you tried it using the "Import Installed Games" button on the "All Games" tab? If not, Reveal hidden contents Click on the "Import Installed Games" tab. This thing should pop up, then click on the "Select Folder" tab. For me, File Explorer opens up. Then navigate/find and select the folder where your WoWS folder is. So I tried this again. I removed the full folder first. Re-copied the backup to the game drive & renamed it to World_of_Warships_NA. Then tried the import option & it is now downloading the newer version aka updating the files. Still 20GBS though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
