How to Move Overwatch to Another Drive [Without Reinstalling]

Situation: “I'm running out of space on my C: drive. How can I move the Blizzard game Overwatch to a new hard drive to free up space for the system drive?”

The main reason you might want to do this is that you're running out of space on your C drive, or you have a new HDD or SSD and want to move the game from one disk to another for better PC performance and faster game loading times. The tool will provide more guidance on how to transfer Overwatch to another drive. Read on for details.

How to Move Overwatch to Another Drive – 2 Ways

When you need to change the location of Overwatch, you have to uninstall and reinstall it. However, that's not something many users want to do. This article will teach you how to move Overwatch to an SSD or another HDD without reinstalling it, as well as how to manually reinstall it on another drive.

Method 1: Using the Todo PCTrans Tool

To move Blizzard games like World of Warcraft to another disk, you can use the move WOW to another drive tool - Todo PCTrans Free. This simple PC transfer software helps you easily and freely migrate data, applications, and account settings from one computer to another.

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With the app migration feature of this tool, you can locally move applications between two disks to free up space on your system drive and speed up PC performance. Download this app migrator now to easily transfer Overwatch to another HDD or SSD.

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Step 1: Run Todo PCTrans and Select Transfer Mode

On the Todo PCTrans main screen, go to the “App Migration” section and click “Start” to proceed.

Select transfer mode

Step 2: Choose the apps to move and another drive

1. Select the source partition and check the applications, programs, and software you want to migrate (labeled as "Yes").

2. Click the triangle icon to select another drive or disk as the target device, then click “Migrate” to start the migration.

Select the apps to migrate

Step 3: Complete the migration process

After the transfer is complete, click "OK" to finish.

You can now reboot your computer to commit the changes, and the migration assistant should run again on the other drive.

Method 2: Download the update manually

If you want to manually move Overwatch to another drive, it could present a challenge with your disk storage space. Check the detailed information about the size of Overwatch 2:

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Here is a complete guide to reinstalling manually:

Step 1: Open the Battle.net desktop app. Click Overwatch, then select Options and click Show in Explorer.

Step 2: Go to the installation location of Overwatch. Move the folder by copying and pasting it to your desired drive. You'll then need to correct the game's location in the launcher.

Step 3: The Battle.net client will think the game has been uninstalled. Click on "Install," and then change the install location. Wait for the installation process to finish.

It is possible to manually transfer Overwatch from one computer to another using an external drive. However, we know that during installation, a lot of registry-related data is written in different locations on the C drive. Simply moving the game folder does not guarantee that the copied application will run properly, as some registry entries might be missing. Therefore, we recommend using a simpler and safer tool for PC transfer.

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Bonus: How to Transfer Overwatch to Another Computer

Situation: “A friend wants to play Overwatch during the free weekend, but his Internet is too slow to download it in time. So I'm wondering how I can copy my files and transfer them to his computer?”

Aside from moving Overwatch from one drive to another, as in the scenario above, you may also plan to transfer the game from one PC to another. So how can you quickly accomplish the transfer without reinstalling? Todo PCTrans offers two options to transfer files from your old Windows 10/8/7 computer to a new one.

• Computer to computer: Connect two Windows PCs over a local network to transfer files, apps, and accounts from one PC to the other.
• Image transfer: If you don't have an internet connection, use this feature to create an image of your files, folders, and programs on the source PC, and then move it to the target device. Learn how to transfer files from one computer to another using USB.

This guide will teach you how to transfer Overwatch from one computer to another over the internet. If you'd like to migrate your game by creating and restoring an image, check out how to transfer files from PC to PC without internet instead.

Step 1: Run Todo PCTrans on Both Computers

Download Todo PCTrans, and you'll see the PC-to-PC interface.

Step 2: Choose the transfer direction - from the old computer or the new one.

"This is a new computer" - transferring all the data from the old computer remotely to the current new one.

"This is an old computer" - Transfer all data from the current old device to the new one.

Select the transfer direction:

Step 3: Connect the two computers

1. Select the computer you want to connect to by its IP address or device name, then click "Connect."

2. Type the target computer's login password, then click OK to confirm.

If you don't see the computer you want to connect to, click Add Computer, and then manually enter the computer's IP address or device name to connect.

Step 4: Select the apps, programs, and software to transfer to the target computer

You can select items from the current computer to transfer to the target computer.

2. After selecting the apps and data you need, click on “Transfer” to start the transferring process.

Conclusion

The tool Todo PCTrans offers a comprehensive solution for transferring installed programs. You can follow the guide above to migrate Overwatch from one HDD or SSD to another without reinstallation. If you plan to move the game from one computer to another, refer to Part 2. Should you encounter any issues along the way, feel free to reach out to our technical support via live chat or email for assistance.