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Testing is over, pls uninstall to be ready for launch???
ming_xuan
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Some time ago S. Reid mentioned on the official forums that if you got the thanksgiving beta week-end client you would be able to patch it to live version to save your bandwidth, but this morning I got that email telling me to completely uninstall - so which is it?
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I was thinking the same thing OP. I got that email this morning as well.
The final client has quite a few tweaks to it, can t find the damn link now:(
Seems like this is a question for the SWTOR official forums.
There's a post somewhere on SWTor's forums: you only have to uninstall if you beta'd before 11/25 and haven't beta'd since. Otherwise you've got an up-to-date installer.
What Fennris said.
If you installed fresh after 11/25, you are fine. If you were in beta prior to 11/25 and did not uninstall/reinstall after 11/25, you should uninstall prior to the release. It's not that it won't work, but you will have a lot of unneeded, redundant files that will not be used by the release version of the game. My game directory is nearly 38GB. That's about twice the size of what the actual retail install will be.
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Prepare Your SWTOR Client for Early Access and Launch | Today , 05:31 PM
In preparation for the official release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, we wanted to make sure that everyone has the correct game client installed on their machine.
If you participated in our Game Testing Program before November 25th, we recommend that you uninstall the game testing client (refer to instructions below) and then download and install the launch game client. We’ll update this post with more instructions when they’re available. You will need 27GB of free space to install the launch game client. The actual size of the game client is approximately 19GB (without additional languages installed).
If you have played in our game testing program at any point from November 25th onwards, you will not need to re-install the game client, as you should already have the launch version installed.
To verify that you have the launch version installed, you can check for the "assets_swtor_main" version file in the following location on your computer: Program Files (x86)EABioWareStar Wars – The Old Republic (assuming default installation). If you have that file present, you do not need to reinstall the game client.
With that said, some users may notice that their game client folder is much larger than 27 GB on their system. This may be due to having redundant files from previous versions of the client. If you need to clear up space, we recommend completely uninstalling the client and downloading and installing the launch game client. Again, we’ll update this post with more instructions when they’re available.
To Uninstall the Game Client:
-C:Program Files (x86)EABioWareStar Wars – The Old RepublicClick on the Start bar and open up your "Control Panel."
Under "Programs" select "Uninstall a Program" (Windows 7) or "Add or Remove Programs" (Windows XP).
Select "Star Wars – The Old Republic."
Right Click on the title and select "Uninstall" (Windows 7) or "Remove" (Windows XP).
Follow all the uninstall steps to remove the game from the PC.
Make sure the following directories no longer exists (or are empty):
-C:Program Files (x86)BioWareStar Wars – The Old Republic
Note: If you do not see an entry for Star Wars – The Old Republic in your program list, please try the following...
Click on the Start bar and open up Computer.
Navigate to C:Program FilesCommon FilesBioWare
Locate the "Uninstall Star Wars – The Old Republic.exe" file and launch it.
Follow all the uninstall steps, listed above, to remove the game from the PC.
For more information or if you have questions, please visit our FAQ.
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=11786689#edit11786689
Damn, I have to uninstall :-(. Oh well, the whole process for installing doesn't take all that long if you have a good internet connection.
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Even though I played after the dates they say are ok, I will still be uninstalling it and reinstalling it just to ensure I have 0 issues come launch day. I'm fairly assured I'm sitting on a bloated beta client and would rather just dump it now before the game launches.
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Right...just for clarity...
If you have played in our game testing program at any point from November 25th onwards, you will not need to re-install the game client, as you should already have the launch version installed.
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=714124