ShaunX Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I'm about to purchase a new rig which will be dedicated to DCS. It will have a new Windows OS on one M.2 NVMe and I'm planning to install DCS on its own NVMe, it will be a complete rebuild. How do I go about trasnferring all of my purchased modules/licences ? Is it just a case of disabling/uninstalling them from my current rig first, then signing into my account in my new rig and downloading/installing again ? All my purchases are for the standalone version. Presumably I can also copy my Save Games\DCS folder across ? and I understand I may have to restore my controller settings from backups. RYZEN 5900X | 32GB | ASUS Strix RTX3090 | 500GB NVMe OS 1000GB NVMe DCS | Warthog HOTAS | HP Reverb G2 | VA & ViacomPRO My DCS Apps: Radio KAOS for DCS KB Quick - Quick and Easy Kneeboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I'm about to purchase a new rig which will be dedicated to DCS. It will have a new Windows OS on one M.2 NVMe and I'm planning to install DCS on its own NVMe, it will be a complete rebuild. How do I go about trasnferring all of my purchased modules/licences ? Is it just a case of disabling/uninstalling them from my current rig first, then signing into my account in my new rig and downloading/installing again ? All my purchases are for the standalone version. Presumably I can also copy my Save Games\DCS folder across ? and I understand I may have to restore my controller settings from backups.Yes. Just install DCS on the new computer and log into your DCS account. Just remember to close DCS on the old one.Copy saved games over, easy as that.Controls little more cumbersome. Copy over the input folder, and rename the files with the new ID. A little work, but worth the effort.Cheers! Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunX Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 ah, right, so allow DCS to create an input folder/aircraft sub folders then replace the controller files it creates with my copies, using the new names, makes sence. All good news, many thanks. RYZEN 5900X | 32GB | ASUS Strix RTX3090 | 500GB NVMe OS 1000GB NVMe DCS | Warthog HOTAS | HP Reverb G2 | VA & ViacomPRO My DCS Apps: Radio KAOS for DCS KB Quick - Quick and Easy Kneeboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 ah, right, so allow DCS to create an input folder/aircraft sub folders then replace the controller files it creates with my copies, using the new names, makes sence. All good news, many thanks.Exactly that! Cheers! Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordite Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 So if you just switch to a new mobo/cpu, you still have to uninstall DCS, and re-download from scratch? You can’t simply log off before doing the swap, then re-login after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 46 minutes ago, cordite said: So if you just switch to a new mobo/cpu, you still have to uninstall DCS, and re-download from scratch? You can’t simply log off before doing the swap, then re-login after? Why re-download? ... just logoff, do the swap and logon after. However, you may need to check the Config/Input hotas files, as your USB IDs will change with the new motherboard. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted January 15, 2021 ED Team Share Posted January 15, 2021 If you are making hardware changes it is best to logout, then make your upgrades. Also ensure you are not in off line mode. Restart DCS login and you will be good to go. if you are on a new pc and dont intend to use the old one, it is best to logout of the old one, then login on the new one and continue. any problems contact support directly and we will assist you thanks Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunX Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said: If you are making hardware changes it is best to logout, then make your upgrades. Also ensure you are not in off line mode. Restart DCS login and you will be good to go. if you are on a new pc and dont intend to use the old one, it is best to logout of the old one, then login on the new one and continue. any problems contact support directly and we will assist you thanks Thank you. RYZEN 5900X | 32GB | ASUS Strix RTX3090 | 500GB NVMe OS 1000GB NVMe DCS | Warthog HOTAS | HP Reverb G2 | VA & ViacomPRO My DCS Apps: Radio KAOS for DCS KB Quick - Quick and Easy Kneeboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCuvier Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 So the activation guide ("DCS World Activation Guide EN.pdf") which is still in the "Doc" folder is totally obsolete? My PC does not pass the test for the upcoming Windows 11 and I will have to at least replace the motherboard, but will keep my disks. So I was beginning to wonder about de-activating and re-activating my 36 or so licenses. It seems from the above posts that I don't need to worry about activation. Correct? It might be a good idea for ED to replace the obsolete Activation Guide document with a succinct document telling the user what to do in this scenario (PC upgrade) or a totally new PC. LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 So the activation guide ("DCS World Activation Guide EN.pdf") which is still in the "Doc" folder is totally obsolete? My PC does not pass the test for the upcoming Windows 11 and I will have to at least replace the motherboard, but will keep my disks. So I was beginning to wonder about de-activating and re-activating my 36 or so licenses. It seems from the above posts that I don't need to worry about activation. Correct? It might be a good idea for ED to replace the obsolete Activation Guide document with a succinct document telling the user what to do in this scenario (PC upgrade) or a totally new PC.You can install DCS on as many computers you want to. But you can only be logged in to one DCS session at the time. A friend can log into your computer with his own DCS account, but only his modules will be accessible, even if you have other modules installed the ha hasn't purchased. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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