Whether you’re switching Valorant from an HDD to an SSD or simply trying to free up space on one of your drives, knowing how to move Valorant to another drive is crucial to avoid having to download the entire game all over again.
As a result of constant updates and the addition of new characters, maps, and abilities, Valorant’s file size has become quite large over the years, which is why re-downloading it from scratch can take a long time if you don’t have the fastest internet. As a result, being able to move it properly from one drive to another can not only save you your precious time but also your internet bandwidth.
However, transferring Valorant to a different drive isn’t very easy or intuitive. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you may find yourself having to re-download the game anyway, despite having moved it manually.
How to Transfer Valorant Location
Assuming that you already have the game installed on one of your drives, here’s how you can move Valorant to a different drive:
- Find the Valorant installation folder
- Right-click the ‘VALORANT’ folder and select ‘Cut’
- Go to the drive where you want to transfer Valorant to
- Create a new folder and name it ‘Riot Games’
- Paste the VALORANT folder inside the new folder
- Launch Riot Client
- Go to Valorant and hit ‘Play’
- Wait for the error pop-up
- Click ‘Install’
- Click on the folder icon located next to the install path
- Manually enter the file location where you pasted the new VALORANT folder
- Wait for the Riot Client to detect your game files
- Click ‘Play’
That’s everything you need to know about how to move Valorant to a different drive on your PC.