Hey.
I know this is late, but seeing as a LOT of people bought the Humble Bundle with Battlefield 3 in it, and complaining how large the files and how lame Origin is, I'm writing this guide. I just wrote this for my friend but thought it might help the people here as well.
If you already have RELOADED/SKIDROW/DVDs etc., you might want to resume from there instead of starting from 0%. You might also need this because Origin does NOT properly resume downloads. Sometimes, you download some and then close Origin. When you open Origin, it sometime ignores the download (there will be no download bar), DO NOT PANIC, you still have the files, but Origin does not detect them. Here's what you need to do.
Remember, this will not make your download 100%, this will make it around 61-64% because of all the patches, updates, DLC content (e.g Guns, because other people have DLC guns, you need the files to see them and stuff).
This is what I wrote for my friend (So it might be a bit irregular).
Make a copy of your Battlefield 3 folder first before attempting. I will not be responsible for loss of your files. I can guarantee it works because I've tried this 4 times.
Don't simply copy-paste the old(RELOADED) files to Origin folder.
Even if you have the files and you start the download on Origin. IT WILL NOT DETECT YOUR FOLDER!
In fact, it will delete all your files and then start from 0%.
Put the old "Battlefield 3" folder you have in the directory where Origin downloads your games.
You can change where Origin downloads games. Change it in Origin settings.
Mine was F:/Battlefield 3
Now, change the name of the folder to something else
My directory was F:/Battlefield 3/Battlefield 3/
The inside folder is the real one.
Change its name to whatever "BF3" or "Battlefield 3123", so it's something like F:/Battlefield 3/Battlefield 3123/
Now, go to Origin and start your download.
After about 16 MB is done, PAUSE THE DOWNLOAD. Do not simply exit Origin while download is running.
Close Origin completely
Unhide hidden folders from Folder Options
Now, go to C:/ProgramData/Origin
Remember, ProgramData is a hidden folder
Inside the origin folder, delete the folders called "DownloadCache", "EntitlementCache" and "LocalContent".
Go to the Battlefield 3 folder, you'll see 2 folders.
One will be "Battlefield 3", other will be "Battlefield 3123" or whatever you named it
Delete the "Battlefield 3" folder (the new downloaded one)
And then rename the "Battlefield 3123" to "Battlefield 3"
Now start Origin. The download will be exactly where you left off (16MB or whatever). If it shows no download bar, re-do all these steps.
If you have the download bar, resume and the download bar will go to 61% directly! (Less if you have Premium)
When you want to resume your download but Origin does not show any progress bar, do not panic. Re-do these steps with your downloaded folder and the download will resume, albeit 2-5% back.
I know this is late, but seeing as a LOT of people bought the Humble Bundle with Battlefield 3 in it, and complaining how large the files and how lame Origin is, I'm writing this guide. I just wrote this for my friend but thought it might help the people here as well.
If you already have RELOADED/SKIDROW/DVDs etc., you might want to resume from there instead of starting from 0%. You might also need this because Origin does NOT properly resume downloads. Sometimes, you download some and then close Origin. When you open Origin, it sometime ignores the download (there will be no download bar), DO NOT PANIC, you still have the files, but Origin does not detect them. Here's what you need to do.
Remember, this will not make your download 100%, this will make it around 61-64% because of all the patches, updates, DLC content (e.g Guns, because other people have DLC guns, you need the files to see them and stuff).
This is what I wrote for my friend (So it might be a bit irregular).
Make a copy of your Battlefield 3 folder first before attempting. I will not be responsible for loss of your files. I can guarantee it works because I've tried this 4 times.
Don't simply copy-paste the old(RELOADED) files to Origin folder.
Even if you have the files and you start the download on Origin. IT WILL NOT DETECT YOUR FOLDER!
In fact, it will delete all your files and then start from 0%.
Put the old "Battlefield 3" folder you have in the directory where Origin downloads your games.
You can change where Origin downloads games. Change it in Origin settings.
Mine was F:/Battlefield 3
Now, change the name of the folder to something else
My directory was F:/Battlefield 3/Battlefield 3/
The inside folder is the real one.
Change its name to whatever "BF3" or "Battlefield 3123", so it's something like F:/Battlefield 3/Battlefield 3123/
Now, go to Origin and start your download.
After about 16 MB is done, PAUSE THE DOWNLOAD. Do not simply exit Origin while download is running.
Close Origin completely
Unhide hidden folders from Folder Options
Now, go to C:/ProgramData/Origin
Remember, ProgramData is a hidden folder
Inside the origin folder, delete the folders called "DownloadCache", "EntitlementCache" and "LocalContent".
Go to the Battlefield 3 folder, you'll see 2 folders.
One will be "Battlefield 3", other will be "Battlefield 3123" or whatever you named it
Delete the "Battlefield 3" folder (the new downloaded one)
And then rename the "Battlefield 3123" to "Battlefield 3"
Now start Origin. The download will be exactly where you left off (16MB or whatever). If it shows no download bar, re-do all these steps.
If you have the download bar, resume and the download bar will go to 61% directly! (Less if you have Premium)
When you want to resume your download but Origin does not show any progress bar, do not panic. Re-do these steps with your downloaded folder and the download will resume, albeit 2-5% back.
