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Posted May 10, 2017
Hello all,
I installed GOG Games manually. When I performed a scan on the folder where GOG Games were stored on, many games were "not installed" which they were actually installed. So, I press Install and GOG Galaxy reinstalled games (different folders). I did tried to verify before pressing Install and it said no game was found.

GOG Galaxy had to "reinstall" about 100 GB (300 GB of my games).

Will that happen in future if I use GOG Galaxy to scan folder again? I am making Acronis TrueImage to save an image, so I hope I don't have to reinstall games again.

Thanks, Tom
Posted May 10, 2017
Woa.. doesn't Galaxy still warn users properly when it tries to reinstall 100 GB of games? O_o
Post edited May 10, 2017 by phaolo
Posted May 10, 2017
Seems to be either a bug or you used very old installers?

The only games it started to redownload (for me) were modded ones (Arcanum with unofficial patches and widescreen patch, same with Baldurs gate and planescape)
I had Witcher 3 installed from Backup installers and it only downloaded newer patch on top of it.
Post edited May 10, 2017 by dewtech
Posted May 10, 2017
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dewtech: Seems to be either a bug or you used very old installers?

The only games it started to redownload (for me) were modded ones (Arcanum with unofficial patches and widescreen patch, same with Baldurs gate and planescape)
I had Witcher 3 installed from Backup installers and it only downloaded newer patch on top of it.
I don't know. All of games I bought were from last June to now. I highly doubted that those were old installers. And the GOG Galaxy is the latest version.
Posted May 10, 2017
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THartmann9374: Hello all,
I installed GOG Games manually. When I performed a scan on the folder where GOG Games were stored on, many games were "not installed" which they were actually installed. So, I press Install and GOG Galaxy reinstalled games (different folders). I did tried to verify before pressing Install and it said no game was found.

GOG Galaxy had to "reinstall" about 100 GB (300 GB of my games).

Will that happen in future if I use GOG Galaxy to scan folder again? I am making Acronis TrueImage to save an image, so I hope I don't have to reinstall games again.

Thanks, Tom
Uninstall Galaxy. Download the installers from the website, via browser download. Copy said installers to a backup drive or two, then double click on the first part of the installers, and install to a location outside of windows, e.g. c:\games. Play games.
Stop letting Galaxy act as a brain drain.
Posted May 10, 2017
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THartmann9374: I don't know. All of games I bought were from last June to now. I highly doubted that those were old installers. And the GOG Galaxy is the latest version.
Again do whatever works best for you... and not what someone tells you to do because of their own insecure issues. GOG is is improving how Galaxy detects the installers this should become less of an issue in the future. Also not all installers have been made Galaxy compatible yet.
Post edited May 10, 2017 by user deleted
Posted May 10, 2017
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THartmann9374: ... GOG Galaxy had to "reinstall" about 100 GB (300 GB of my games). ...
Oh, yes. That was quite normal for Galaxy when it was still in beta. My guess is that it is not very smart and does quite a lot of not really necessary downloading (uncompressed?) of data and re-installing.

The client could probably be a lot smarter in that regard.

One alternative is not using Galaxy and just installing the games manually and not updating them until you got problems. That should probably eliminate the effect quite efficiently.
Posted May 10, 2017
The main reason I wanted to use GOG Galaxy is because it have an ability of updating games if necessary. I don't want to look through 300+ games to find which ones need to be updated. I do keep GOG icons to play games. I don't use GOG Galaxy to play, but to check updates from time to time.

Same for Steam client which I have it update those games.
Posted May 10, 2017
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USERNAME:THartmann9374#Q&_^Q&Q#GROUP:4I don't know. All of games I bought were from last June to now. I highly doubted that those were old installers. And the GOG Galaxy is the latest version.
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Really? We know your employed by GOG through one means or another to profligate the use of their client throughout the userbase, we really don't need you reminding us in every post. My post above showed an alternative to this, so you are now going to reply to all my posts which show this alternative and try to devalue them? Thought you were the silent majority?
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THartmann9374: The main reason I wanted to use GOG Galaxy is because it have an ability of updating games if necessary. I don't want to look through 300+ games to find which ones need to be updated. I do keep GOG icons to play games. I don't use GOG Galaxy to play, but to check updates from time to time.

Same for Steam client which I have it update those games.
Well, for a lot of the older games there is no updates, in fact on the 1000+ I have I rarely actually see any updates. The main issue comes from buying InDev and new indie games - another thing I wasn't happy about - which are released in bits, on an interative scale, thus need patching quite a lot. If you do get these types of games, then yes, its likely you will need a client to keep them up to date, but then your never really playing a finished product so all the extra effort is because of that.
Post edited May 10, 2017 by nightcraw1er.488
Posted May 10, 2017
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nightcraw1er.488: Really? We know your employed by GOG through one means or another to profligate the use of their client throughout the userbase, we really don't need you reminding us in every post. My post above showed an alternative to this, so you are now going to reply to all my posts which show this alternative and try to devalue them? Thought you were the silent majority?
Hmmm did I say your name? Pretty sure I didn't... I wish I was employed by GOG though, the money would come in handy for sure... if you intention was to offer a alternative that would be swell, it's not though. It's just another stab/hit job in your anti-Galaxy crusade.

You goal isn't to be helpful, it's to pass on your absurd views in attempt to persuade others to see things as you do...
Post edited May 10, 2017 by user deleted
Posted May 10, 2017
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USERNAME:nightcraw1er.488#Q&_^Q&Q#GROUP:4Really? We know your employed by GOG through one means or another to profligate the use of their client throughout the userbase, we really don't need you reminding us in every post. My post above showed an alternative to this, so you are now going to reply to all my posts which show this alternative and try to devalue them? Thought you were the silent majority?
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You are a tester for Galaxy - noted in another thread - therefore working to some extent for GOG.
No you didn't mention names specifically, you just happen to be there right under each of my posts - maybe just happy coincidece (in fact right there under pretty much every post from anyone who doesn't want Galaxy). The intention was quite clearly written that there is a alternative to Galaxy, if there is a stab in there, that is because I am against clientwares. As for goal, yes, much as it is your goal to persuade other to see things as you do. So please do stop spamming my posts, I will continue to post at each opportunity that there is an alternative to clientwares - one of reasons I shopped here rather than say Origin, Steam, Upllay, GFWDead etc.
Posted May 10, 2017
I had "discovered" something new when I used GOG Galaxy to update my games. GOG did changed files for better effort. For example, Sam and Max Episodes, Gold with expansions, Tales of Money Episodes, and etc.. all were "bundled" in a single game like one game icon with episodes or expansions to choose.

Had I not used GOG Galaxy, I would not be aware of this.

However, I still not understand why GOG Galaxy had to reinstall some games that were in same folders and did not show anything different.

GOG, thanks for reducing episodes and expansions in a single game. I wish Steam does a same thing too.
Posted May 10, 2017
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nightcraw1er.488: As for goal, yes, much as it is your goal to persuade other to see things as you do.
I have no goal, I want people to use whatever hell they see fit... that's the beauty of GOG. As you will see when I help someone, I try to help them with *how they access GOG* not how I wish they did. That the difference. I will however post when I want, wherever I want though so thanks. Have a nice day.
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