How to Move Fortnite to Another Drive/PC (Simple Clicks)

Here are two practical ways to move Fortnite to another drive or PC. One is to apply EaseUS Todo PCTrans to copy Fortnite to another HDD/SSD without re-downloading in 1-click, and the other is to change Fortnite installation location manually.

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How to Move Fortnite to Another Drive/PC

Game enthusiasts seem interested in how to move Fortnite to another drive or PC because of the three reasons below. If you have the same needs as that, fortunately, the simplest fix is waiting for you!

• The low speed of the system drive/C drive is running out of space.
• Plan to move Fortnite or other epic games to an SSD to play the game in better performance.
• Get a new computer and need to move epic games to another pc.

1. 1. Copy Fortnite from One PC to Another
2. 2. Move Epic Games to Another Drive with Software
3. 3. Move Epic Games to Another Drive or PC Manually

Now, let's start with how to copy Fortnite to another computer.

1 - How to Copy Fortnite from One PC to Another

If you are familiar with this Epic Games, you'll know that Epic's launcher only lets you move Fortnite by uninstalling and re-downloading files larger than 30 GB files. The Epic launcher only gives two options to either uninstall or verify the game files. To move Epic games to another PC, you can follow the ways below.

No re-download and reinstall process, No time-wasting, EaseUS Todo PCTrans helps you move installed games like Fortnite, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Overwatch, and Minecraft from one drive/PC to another for free in simple clicks. It is an easy PC transfer tool that helps you transfer your data, applications, and account settings from one PC to another.

Download this software and follow the steps to transfer Fortnite from one PC to another.

Step 1. Set Up the Old PC

• First, install and launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans and select Data Transfer on the left panel of the main interface.

• Select "Transfer Directly" and click "Next" to continue. 

Step 2. Set Up the New PC

• Download and launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on the new computer; select "This is New PC" and click "Next".

• Select "Transfer directly" and click "Next" to continue. 
• Select "Network" and click Next to continue. This will automatically scan the old PC. (Make sure the two PCs are connected to the same LAN.)

• Select the target PC and click Connect. Then, it will take some time to scan and analyze the data in old PC.

Step 3. Select the Apps to Transfer

• On the new PC, select the applications you want to transfer. Then, click "Transfer" to start.

2 - How to Move Fortnite to Another Drive (2 Ways)

If you want to change the Game installation location, you can transfer Fortnite to another drive. There are two ways to transfer Epic games. One is using EaseUS Todo PCTrans. The other is moving Fortnite to another drive manually.

Method 1. How to Move Epic Games to Another Drive with Software

EaseUS free data transfer program can help you move Fortnite to another drive with a few clicks automatically. Here are the steps:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans and select transfer mode

On the main screen of EaseUS Todo PCTrans, go to "Local Migration" section and click "Start" to continue.

Step 2. Select apps and another drive to transfer

1. Select the source partition and tick applications, programs and software (marked as "Yes") that you'd like to migrate.

2. Click triangle icon to select another drive or disk as your target device and click "Transfer" to start the migration.

Step 3. Finish the migration process

When the transferring process finishes, click "OK" to complete.

You can restart your PC to keep all the changes, and you should be able to run your migrated apps on the other drive again.

Method 2. How to Move Epic Games to Another Drive or PC Manually

If you don't want to use a third-party tool to change Fortnite install location, the following two manual methods also can be used to copy Fortnite to another place. However, the first one may fail by error, and the second one only suits to move Epic games to another drive.

Step 1. Uninstall and Reinstall with Epic Game Launcher (Between PC/Drive)

First, you'll need to create a backup copy of your Fortnite folder in C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Fortnite by default. Copy and paste a copy of the Fortnite folder into another location. If you plan on moving Fortnite from one PC to another, you can copy the Fortnite folder into an external USB drive. Then, uninstall Fortnite with these steps:

• Open the Epic Games Launcher application.
• Go to "Library", click the settings gear on the Fortnite thumbnail, and select "Uninstall" and confirm.
• Wait for the process to finish.

Step 2. Start and cancel the Fortnite installation

• Go to the computer where you will copy Fortnite.
• Open Epic Games Launcher application; install Fortnite from Store or Library.
• Then, please choose the location and install it.

• Cancel the installation after beginning, and close the launcher.

Step 3. Move your Fortnite backup to the new download location

• Go to the new download location you've set, and paste the Fortnite backup folder. 
• If the system prompts you for a file with the same name, please click "Replace the files in the destination".

Step 4. Resume Fortnite installation

• Next, open the Epic Games Launcher, go to Library, and resume Fortnite's installation process.

Step 5. Verify Fortnite content

• The Epic Games Launcher will scan the Fortnite directory, and find you already have the files, and skip downloading them.
• Then, Epic Games Launcher will verify the content of Fortnite and check out whether there are corrupted files or not.  
• If any problems are found, you need to re-download the game. If there are no problems after verifying, you can now play Fortnite.

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Conclusion

As you can see from the above content, compared to the manual way, EaseUS Todo PCTrans allows you to move Fortnite to another drive or PC with very simple steps. Apart from app migration, this PC data transfer software also supports all the files and user account copying in two transfer approaches:

PC to PC: Connect two Windows laptops/PCs by the network, and move your files, apps & accounts off the old PC to a new one via a network connection.

Backup & Restore: Transfer files from PC to PC without network. Make images of files, folders, or software on the previous computer, and transfer them to the next one. It also works as a backup. If you have a question about how to move your games to another drive or transfer data between two computers, you can contact our support team for solutions.

Move Fortnite to Another Drive or PC FAQs

This article gives you two ways to transfer Fortnite to another drive or PC. If you still have questions or doubts, you can read this part to help. Now, check out the answers below:

1. Can you move Fortnite to another PC?

Of course, you can. By default, you need to back up your Fortnite folder in C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Fortnite. Copy the Fortnite folder and paste it into another location. If you plan on moving Fortnite to another PC, you can copy the Fortnite folder into an external storage device.

2. Can I play Fortnite from an external hard drive?

Yes, you can. Connect your external hard drive to the computer. Then, download the Fortnite installation file from its official website. Then, you need to open the installer and choose the external hard drive as the destination. Then, you can install it and run it from the external hard drive.

3. How do I move my EPIC Launcher to another drive?

To move the EPIC Launcher to another drive, you can use EaseUS Todo PCTrans. Using this tool, you can transfer games to another drive with simple clicks. Just launch it and go to the App Migration section and select the target game. Then, select another drive as the destination and begin to transfer.