Change Oculus install path has many advantages so that many users plan to move Oculus installation directory to another drive. In this tutorial, we recommend you try a freeware called vrBackupper to complete this task easily and safely.
Oculus Rift is a famous virtual reality device that has many users. Oculus developed interesting VR apps and games to attract people especially the youth. However, users realized that Oculus VR games can only be stored in the installation directory of Oculus and Oculus old versions can only be installed on system partition. This limitation make troubles. As time goes by, there may be not enough volume for installation. If you change Oculus install directory, for example, a non-C: drive, you can get more space and reduce the burden of system partition. And the program is going to speed up when you running.
After changing Oculus install drive, will the old VR data be affected? I think it depends on which ways you adopted. If you select vrBackupper, moving Oculus Rift game to other computer don’t need re-downloading.
Download and open vrBackupper. It will detect your Oculus installation directory automatically. You just need to click the browse button to select an another drive or a folder as new location. By the way, change Oculus installation directory to external drives is possible. Here, we take D:\Program Files (x86) as example. Then click “Start Move” to go.
Wait a minute. When Oculus change install directory is finished, click "OK" to exit. vrBackupper will automatically delete original installation directory (Source Location). If Oculus could not be started from the new drive, please restart your computer and try again.
From above screenshot, we can see that vrBackupper has another option except Migrate Oculus Installation. It is named Backup Restore Oculus”. Let’s have a look at it. Backup has two choices:“Backup Oculus installation directory”and“Only backup games and apps in Oculus installation directory”. Because vrBackupper supports universal restore. You can back up Oculus installation directory from old computer and then restore to the new one. Backup&restore is also a way to change Oculus game install directory.
vrBackupper is 100% free to help you change Oculus install path. It is an easy-to-use and automated tool. Transfer and backup make you use Oculus Rift more comfortable.
Tip: vrBackupper only supports Windows 64 bit. If you want to move Oculus games in other systems, please upgrade to Oculus Game Mover.