How do I install Modules from pre-existing files?

I have installed DCS on my new PC and in order to avoid re-downloading all the modules I've made a backup to install things from it. The thing is, I can't make it work.

I've tried several things already (putting my files directly where they should belong in the DCS folder, also tried the .downloads folder...) and I can't make it work. Any help would be very much appreciated!

DCS is not aware that the modules are already on my drive and when I'm making a repair it just wants to download everything.

Copy the whole install folder to anywhere on C: drive etc.

Copy the links from the new bin folder

C?:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin

or where ever you have it.

D:\DCS World OpenBeta\bin

DCS_updater.exe

DCS.exe

Both ways should work.

Please, post your autoupdate_log.txt

I've got two files, one normal and one labeled old.

Copy the whole install folder to anywhere on C: drive etc.

 

Copy the links from the new bin folder

C?:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin

 

or where ever you have it.

D:\DCS World OpenBeta\bin

 

DCS_updater.exe

DCS.exe

Not sure I understand the process you described.. I believe it aims at installing the entirety of DCS but I just need to install some modules only.

autoupdate_log.txt

autoupdate_log_old.txt

Is there a way to trick the sim into thinking the modules are installed? I would just need to drag and drop the files and boom problem solved.

Is there a way to trick the sim into thinking the modules are installed? I would just need to drag and drop the files and boom problem solved.

It's not a lot to download just the modules themselves.

You could try just starting the download for said module, stop it and then copy it over. That might trick DCS. Think I've done that with a map in the past. Not sure if it will work? Give it a try.

It's not a lot to download just the modules themselves.

 

You could try just starting the download for said module, stop it and then copy it over. That might trick DCS. Think I've done that with a map in the past. Not sure if it will work? Give it a try.

I've tried it and it didn't work.

The modules represent a huge download for me. It's not the aircraft but the maps... the maps are huge. I can only use 4G with a limited data plan as my adsl connection is just way too slow

Have you tried not to cancel the download? Updater has to check the files, download deltas and then hopefully it finds the files you already have.

Have yuo tried not to cancel the download? Updater has to check the files, download deltas and then hopefully it finds the files you already have.

Yes, basically I'm waiting until it starts actually downloading something and then I cancel. I'm very much aware of how it works, the problem is that it doesn't want to find the files I want to give.

After editing the file to point to my current install path (because I have no dcs backup per say, the only backup I have is just the persian gulf module files) I tried running an update and then a repair but it did nothing.

Basically the issue right now is that I have Persian Gulf showing up as installed in the module manager but I can't use it in-game. If anyone has a suggestion to make it fully recognized by the game then I could call my problem solved.

EDIT: that's it! I've managed to get it to install properly. What I did was go into the module manager, go to the "available dlc" page, find the Persian Gulf module and click on install. For some reason, doing it this way actually searched for the files that I already had. Installing by clicking from the window list that pops up didn't search the same way.