I have a little problem: I wanted to transfer Fortnite to my USB stick because my MacBook only has 128GB. It also worked with the transfer, but when I start it or play it, it shows 'install' and sometimes 'repair'. If I press it, Fortnite will be reinstalled, which is unnecessary, since I already have Fortnite on my USB stick. Could you maybe tell me how to play Fortnite with a USB stick? Unfortunately I didn't find anything on the Internet. Some data from my MacBook:
Hard disk: 128 GB, operating system: OS Catalina, 2018 generation
My USB stick has 256 GB.
Please write for more information! Ps: I know MacBooks aren't the best laptops to gamble with, but I don't care.
I look forward to your answers and thanks in advance!
The PC will look in its registry to see if the game is installed. If not, he says you should make up for it.
Since USB sticks register at a new port when plugged into the PC, this will probably not work without a portable version (pre-installed game without the necessary system installation).
Delete Fortnite on the USB stick and download it again in the EpicGames Launcher. At the beginning you can choose where to save the game. Otherwise The Launcher will not find the game.
I've already done that and also selected the path to the USB stick, but it doesn't work.
Could you tell me how it works with a portable version (I'm sorry, I'm totally inexperienced with MacBooks, etc.) Please just describe😅
Why do you gamble on a Macbook?
In addition, you can't make a portable version!
I use my MacBook for everyday purposes and want to play Fortnite on it, but it would be unnecessary to buy a gaming PC or a Windows PC. It is already clear to me that it is not the best thing to gamble on.
Another question: do I need a portable version for the game Sims 4?
THERE's NO PROTABLE VERSION!
No registry, no PC.
macOS Catalina and MacBook, is especially in the question.
As I said, you need a portable version that doesn't exist because no game developer thinks that someone will buy a MacBook with a measly 128 GB of storage space and then want to play on it.
I just wanted to add that too.
Why portable? It's all about installation on an external storage medium. In principle, this is also possible.
There's absolutely no question of the fact that this should then also be usable on other computers…
What exactly does not work?
So exactly what I described in my question. The Fortnite data after the update is stored in my USB stick, but I still can't play the game. There's something like 'install' or 'repair' on it and when I click on it, Fortnite will be installed again, just not in my USB stick, but in my hard drive.
Would you happen to know how this works, i.e. Installing it on an external storage medium
Just tried it out: Yes, it works!
When installing Fortnite, you can choose the installation path. Then select a path on the USB stick. When the installation is complete, you can start Fortnite.
It is only important that you always connect the USB stick to play before you open the Epic Games Launcher. Otherwise the launcher can't find the installed game on the stick.
You need a portable version that doesn't exist
Nonsense. It doesn't need a "portable version" to put the installation path on external storage…
Why do you write such nonsense? People play Fortnite on their cell phones. Every device was thought of… Why should a MacBook with little storage space be a reason not to play Fortnite?
Jo, just tested for you that it works. On macOS 10.15.3 Catalina, with an external hard drive.
If you try to install a game using the Epic Games Launcher, the "Choose installation path" window appears. There you click on "Search" and select the desired file path on the external medium.
And that's exactly how it has to work. As I said, just tested with Fortnite.
Just try again, if it still doesn't work, delete the Epic Games Launcher, format the USB stick and then try again as described.
Then delete everything again, possibly also the Epic Games Launcher and download it again, and try again. When installing Fortnite then select the USB stick, that must work.
Funny, I've already tried the same and selected the path on the USB stick, but it doesn't work for me. First of all, thank you for trying it out!
And that worked at first, but then indicated afterwards that the game needed to be fixed? Or what exactly happened?
What kind of USB stick is that you want to use for it?
Ok, I'll try again with the hope that it will work. I just have to buy a new USB stick, because after a few times it is somehow no longer recognized. Maybe that's why Fortnite doesn't work.
One of Intenso somehow doesn't work anymore
So I went on it and it loaded, but then it hacked because it had to do an update. I did that too, but after that I couldn't risk it because it said 'install'
I have never used a MAC, but what happens if the drive letter changes (e.g. "E: \" → "F: \")? Is there anything like that at MAC?
No, drive letters do not exist on macOS, after all it is a UNIX.
All drives or partitions (whether physical or virtual) are mounted under "/ Volumes" under their name. The absolute file path of a file e.g. A USB stick always stays the same, even if you plug it into another Mac. Even if you plug in several drives - as long as they don't have the same name.
"/" is the root directory and always the top level of the respective boot drive (which, however, can also be found, quasi-recursively, under "/ Volumes").
So if the USB stick e.g. "Untitled" means that there's a "Games" folder on it and the epic launcher is given as the installation path "/ Volumes / Untitled / Games", Fortnite is installed on the USB stick in the "Games" directory, and there too Found again and again by the Epic Launcher because the file path will always be the same.
If the USB stick is not working, this could of course be the cause!
First try to erase (reformat) it in the hard disk utility. Maybe the file system on the stick is somehow damaged, not physical memory itself.
dont reformat
Just don't
