Guild Wars 2

Since launch, my load times for GW2 have gotten progressively worse. My hard drive runs constantly, to the point where I am concerned it will cause premature failure. I’ve decided to pick up a small(ish) SSD drive for just GW2. Is there a way to run the game completely from that other drive. Not just the install, but the swap files and any other associated stuff too. The screen captures can stay on my main drive, but I’d like all the working files moved over.

I’m hoping there is a startup option or something.

Thanks.

You can. You only need to move the GW2 directory to the desired path, it is a “portable” software, you can launch it from wherever you want without reinstalling or dependences files from an installation.

Greetings.

Moving GW2 won’t completely solve the problem. Windows uses a paging file that will typically store everything from RAM and then some. Moving it to a different drive you alleviate some stress, as would moving your My Documents folder (but only do so properly, not by manually moving in in the filesystem).

Disclaimer: You’ll be altering some system settings, and I take no responsibility if you mess something up. Be very careful, and have backups ready.

To move your paging file under Windows 7, navigate to Control Panel > System. Click ‘Advanced System Settings’ on the left side of the window. You should now be in the System Properties window. In the Advanced tab, click ‘Settings…’ under the Performance heading. Now select the Advanced tab and click ‘Change…’ under the Virtual Memory heading. You can now select which drive Windows will use for your paging file. I advise against changing any size settings unless you know what you’re doing.

Thanks guys. This information is exactly what I was looking for.

I appreciate it.