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mitchkenn · 06-20-2018, 09:13 AM

yes.
you'll need to 1) unlicense the game. Even though you get 2 licenses, it's a good idea to undo it if you're not going to use the other computer, just in case of an unforseen disaster down the line.
2) make back ups of your game regularly. i do mine on an external drive. That way, if you have a computer crash your files are safe, and if you need to install the game on your new computer, just re-activate license and then import from your HD. there is a setting when you back-up to include all files. i recommend using that, though the files will be larger and take longer, it also will bring over all your logos, and things, where a simple back-up just brings back your game.

there may be an easier, or simpler way, but this is the way i've done it in the past.
good luck and enjoy, but plan on getting addicted to this game. After the learning curve, it's hard to put aside at times.

06-20-2018, 09:13 AM	#2
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	yes. you'll need to 1) unlicense the game. Even though you get 2 licenses, it's a good idea to undo it if you're not going to use the other computer, just in case of an unforseen disaster down the line. 2) make back ups of your game regularly. i do mine on an external drive. That way, if you have a computer crash your files are safe, and if you need to install the game on your new computer, just re-activate license and then import from your HD. there is a setting when you back-up to include all files. i recommend using that, though the files will be larger and take longer, it also will bring over all your logos, and things, where a simple back-up just brings back your game. there may be an easier, or simpler way, but this is the way i've done it in the past. good luck and enjoy, but plan on getting addicted to this game. After the learning curve, it's hard to put aside at times. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.