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Origin: creating a Backup - so it goes

  • Oct 18, 2025
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For safety, you should invest in an Origin-Backup your Games and data, such as in the case of a hard disk failure, can not get lost. In this practical tip we will show you how to do this.

How to create a Backup under Origin

Just follow the tips below to make a Backup in the Origin create:
  1. First, open the program folder of Origin under "C:\Programme".
  2. Copy of the game folder you want to save to the Desktop or an external hard drive.
  3. You start Origin and click "Origin" to "application settings". In the Tab "Advanced" then select the correct path in the "downloaded games".
  4. Click with the right mouse button on the game you want to backup and select "Download".
  5. To start the process, click on "download Now". Once the process is started, click on the Pause Button.
  6. You switch back to the program folder of Origin and move the content from the Backup folder into the correct program folder. Select the Option "Copy and replace".
  7. Once this process is complete, you can set the Download with a click on the Play Button to continue.
Origin: creating a Backup
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