A Computer Game that Takes Up 2 Much Space.

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    andrewc05 Member

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    I recently bought a game that i really like alot but it takes up more than 2GB on my hard drive is there anyway i could play the game without having to install all the memory on my hard drive or is there anywhere else i could play it. i dont want to have spent the money for nothing please help me out. P.S. sorry if i might have posted on the wrong forum;)
     
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    when installing the game did it give you the option for full install, miminum install or play from cd??
     
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    it doesnt ask me anything like that it it just started intalling when i autoran it. And didnt ask me anything.
     
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    what does game specs say about free hd space for loading game??
     
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    what? i didnt completely understand what you said sorry.
     
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    how much hd space does the game wants available
     
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    its asking for 2.8GB and thats alot for a game.
     
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    Thats cause it's a dvd which require more space than a cd.

     
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    so your saying that theres no way i could play it somewhere else or play it without having to install it on my computer?

    im thinking of buying an external hard drive could i save it on there?
     
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    you could copy onto the external hd but it might not install. you could try to install game onto external but might not play on another computer as some files might still be on c:drive & not on the external drive
     
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    ok thanx anyway
     
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    no problem, teach & learn
     
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