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Cant play BF4- Need help

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I was playing earlier, then i decided to move it to my ssd, i changed the origin directory to my ssd then moved the files there, now it wont detect battlefield and i cant seem to fix it

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does it say to redownload the game?

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does it say to redownload the game?

Yes, it says Download

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is it downloading?

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Only thing I can say is re-install the game to your SSD.

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Click Download. It will do so for about 1 minute and then complete.

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is it downloading?

Im not redownloading it, it would take 2 days, i bought it on disk

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Click Download. It will do so for about 1 minute and then complete.

even if it asks to install punkbuster, start, and desktop icons?

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isnt there a repair option in the installer folder?

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even if it asks to install punkbuster, start, and desktop icons?

Yes.

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File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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CPU- A10-5800k | GPU- Onboard | RAM- Ripjaws X 4Gb | Storage- Seagate 1TB | Case- Bitfenix Prodigy M | Motherboard- MSI A75M-E35 | PSU- Antec 350W Basiq
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Yes.

it seems to be working

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CPU- A10-5800k | GPU- Onboard | RAM- Ripjaws X 4Gb | Storage- Seagate 1TB | Case- Bitfenix Prodigy M | Motherboard- MSI A75M-E35 | PSU- Antec 350W Basiq
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Battlefield 4 seems like a pain in the ass sometimes....

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