Computer dying, what should I do before it stops completely?

Hi folks.

I'm sure I could find the answer by browsing the forum but I'm affraid my puter will die on me very very soon, since this morning it is extremely slow and tells me I have damaged files everytime I reboot.

Anyway, it is a very old puter and I have to change my whole rig. What should I do while it is still working prior to installing dcs on a new computer regarding activations and lesser headache afterwards?

Thanks.

If I'm not mistaken, you won't loose an activation of the module, if you deactivate it first before installing on new system / PC, so that's what I'd do (in the Module Manager, though I don't remember which icon needs to be clicked and cannot check it now).

I'd also backup the whole Saved Games\DCS folder, as some of the sub-folders inside can be re-used on the new machine (controls, logbook, campaign progress etc.).

If I'm not mistaken, you won't loose an activation of the module, if you deactivate it first before installing on new system / PC, so that's what I'd do (in the Module Manager, though I don't remember which icon needs to be clicked and cannot check it now).

 

I'd also backup the whole Saved Games\DCS folder, as some of the sub-folders inside can be re-used on the new machine (controls, logbook, campaign progress etc.).

exactly that !

- deactivate DCS ( airframes, mech and maps ! )

- copy C:\users\myname\saved games\dcs

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- gather your personal files of value if you havent done so yet.