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Thanks for the help, guys.
Even if I had an 8GB drive, which I plan on grabbing next time I'm out, I still want to be able to take up as little space as possible.
It's worked for me previously with both beta and launch versions of the game. The only time it's failed to run is during patching (I'm not sure why it tries to patch even when I have the latest version downloaded).
The only surefire way to get it to run is to run the install on the computer. The install file is ~7GB iirc, so that takes up quite a bit on even an 8GB drive
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Get a fast usb drive with lots of space, probably 32GB, create a bootable win7 install on it and install/update sc2. Boot from the usb drive at whatever computer you're using.
Or do the same with a small portable hard drive.
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I'm not sure how well that would work. If you copy/paste SC2 to another machine, it will start the patch process to download anything else that is needed. I don't know, but I've never found a way around that. I know this has been suggested a few times, but I'd go to the StarCraft 2 folder and delete some of the older "Versions" and that should get the installed folder to 8 gig. Then throw that on a flash drive (Or your phone if you have Android with a decent sized SD Card) and just copy it to the new computer, run the .exe and let bnet install anything it's missing like registry keys and you'll be good to go.
*EDIT* Just to note, I've been able to copy an installed version of SC2 to 3 different computers without having to re-install.
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self extracting compressed file? im sure you can squeeze a couple MB even if most of the textures / models are already compressed in their formats.
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Note: Current version works flawlessly :D
On March 30 2011 01:59 CyberPitz wrote:
I'm not sure how well that would work. If you copy/paste SC2 to another machine, it will start the patch process to download anything else that is needed. I don't know, but I've never found a way around that. I know this has been suggested a few times, but I'd go to the StarCraft 2 folder and delete some of the older "Versions" and that should get the installed folder to 8 gig. Then throw that on a flash drive (Or your phone if you have Android with a decent sized SD Card) and just copy it to the new computer, run the .exe and let bnet install anything it's missing like registry keys and you'll be good to go.
*EDIT* Just to note, I've been able to copy an installed version of SC2 to 3 different computers without having to re-install.
Yeah I've had success, too, but sometimes it crashes while patching (even using the most recent version files).
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Wouldnt you risk running into some anti cheat stuff from running from a non standard install?
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Just buy a 16gig flash drive...
also you gonna need admin right... cause the game have to write some info in the registry.
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On March 30 2011 04:44 ChThoniC wrote:Note: Current version works flawlessly :D Show nested quote +On March 30 2011 01:59 CyberPitz wrote:
I'm not sure how well that would work. If you copy/paste SC2 to another machine, it will start the patch process to download anything else that is needed. I don't know, but I've never found a way around that. I know this has been suggested a few times, but I'd go to the StarCraft 2 folder and delete some of the older "Versions" and that should get the installed folder to 8 gig. Then throw that on a flash drive (Or your phone if you have Android with a decent sized SD Card) and just copy it to the new computer, run the .exe and let bnet install anything it's missing like registry keys and you'll be good to go.
*EDIT* Just to note, I've been able to copy an installed version of SC2 to 3 different computers without having to re-install. Yeah I've had success, too, but sometimes it crashes while patching (even using the most recent version files).
What if you leave all of the current version files in there? That's the only thing I didn't do (Since there wasn't any need to make the files smaller). Sure, it's not what you were wanting, but this may be the only / fastest way?
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i so could see myself playing starcraft in our school library while everyone else around me is studying for finals lmao!
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SC2 writes stuff to the registry, so it will only work on a computer that previously had SC2 installed anyway.
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There is one way:
Contents in the 4gb USB:
Battle.net (keep all inside the folder)
Logs (keep all inside the folder)
Mods (keep all inside the folder)
Support (keep all inside the folder)
Versions ( remove everything except Shaders[biggest number] and Base[biggest number]
Starcraft II.exe
You can only ladder or play melee custom games. UMS/campaign won't work.
EDIT: also, I think you can't watch previous version of the replays. Note: you won't be able to patch with just your usb.
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Wait... Can someone explain what the purpose of doing this is? Can you open the USB on any computer and open the game?
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On March 29 2011 15:20 drolkrad wrote:
why don't you just buy a 8gb flash drive, they only cost like $7 or $8 bucks...(including shipping)
Were? all the ones i find are at least 16.
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you're still going to need to install the game on an OS.. carry the cd
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On March 30 2011 05:05 Mute wrote:
Wait... Can someone explain what the purpose of doing this is? Can you open the USB on any computer and open the game?
If you have a sc2 directory in your usb, you should be able to run it from your usb.
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On March 30 2011 05:18 Daiki wrote:Show nested quote +On March 30 2011 05:05 Mute wrote:
Wait... Can someone explain what the purpose of doing this is? Can you open the USB on any computer and open the game? If you have a sc2 directory in your usb, you should be able to run it from your usb.
I can't believe I didn't know this! Mind Blown!
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On March 30 2011 04:56 Turing wrote:
SC2 writes stuff to the registry, so it will only work on a computer that previously had SC2 installed anyway.
Not true. I've been able to just copy/paste the installed folder from one computer to a brand new machine that has never had SC2 installed.
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I too have been looking into trying to get sc2 (Online only of course) as small as possible so i can play at school where i am not allowed to install.
this is my question though (As i am not super computer savvy, but not totally innept either):
If I have one 4gb flash drive, and one 1gb flash drive, could I copy the bulk of the files to the prior, and then copy the one folder that puts it over the limit to the latter? I mean, if I am just copying the files to the desktop from both drives anyway, is this feasible?
I would love for someone who has actually done this to do a step by step guide, even if that is just a couple screen grabs and some bullet points because a lot of people are probably as confused as I am.
Thanks for the help in advance 
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On April 07 2011 15:51 WackaAlpaca wrote:I too have been looking into trying to get sc2 (Online only of course) as small as possible so i can play at school where i am not allowed to install. this is my question though (As i am not super computer savvy, but not totally innept either): If I have one 4gb flash drive, and one 1gb flash drive, could I copy the bulk of the files to the prior, and then copy the one folder that puts it over the limit to the latter? I mean, if I am just copying the files to the desktop from both drives anyway, is this feasible? I would love for someone who has actually done this to do a step by step guide, even if that is just a couple screen grabs and some bullet points because a lot of people are probably as confused as I am. Thanks for the help in advance
It is definitely doable to split the folder up into multiple chunks and split it over different flash drives.
The biggest issue you'll run into will be hardware on your school computers (most schools don't have decent graphic cards in their computers) and the presence of directX if running on XP or lower.
Another problem you'll run into will be permissions. School computers are often locked down so that you cannot run un-authorized programs.
Anyways, good luck!
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