Preparation
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Enabling File Extensions
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Installation
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Choosing a Location
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- A clean installation is not only required to get rid of any potential leftover mod files, but also to make sure the game is installed in a safe location. Here is what you need to know when choosing where to install your game:
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+ A clean installation is not only required to get rid of any potential leftover mod files, but also to make sure the game is installed in a safe location. Here is what you need to know when choosing where to install your game:
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Avoid any default Windows folders: This includes but is not limited to C:\Program Files, C:\Program Files x86, your Desktop and your Documents folders.
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Choosing a Location
Uninstalling the Game
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Uninstalling the Game
Creating a new Steam library
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Creating a new Steam library
Installing the Game
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- Open Steam and go to your Library. @@ -300,10 +287,10 @@
Installing the Game
Post-Installation
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Key Terminology
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Disabling Automatic Steam Updates
- -- This will prevent Steam from automatically installing Fallout 4 updates, which will break modding support considerably until they gain wide modding support (and the guide's). + This will prevent Steam from automatically installing Fallout 4 updates, which will break modding support considerably until they gain wide modding support (and the guide's).
- In your Steam Library, right-click on Fallout 4, and click on Properties in the resulting context menu.
- In the resulting new window, click on the drop-down at the top of the right pane underneath Automatic Updates. @@ -369,7 +354,6 @@