Change engine install location?

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Move UE4 to a new location.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EpicGames\Unreal Engine\4.27]
"InstalledDirectory"="D:\\UE4\\UE_4.27"

Edit, Save this as .reg and merge to registry.

Then open:

C:\ProgramData\Epic\UnrealEngineLauncher\LauncherInstalled.dat

Edit path that matches your moved build:

		{
			"InstallLocation": "D:\\UE4\\UE_4.27",
			"NamespaceId": "ue",
			"ItemId": "fbc8f00a16b9411989ae12a00060ff34",
			"ArtifactId": "UE_4.27",
			"AppVersion": "4.27.0-16565192+++UE4+Release-4.27-Windows",
			"AppName": "UE_4.27"
		}

It will work even if you have only those rows:

		{
			"InstallLocation": "D:\\UE4\\UE_4.27",
			"NamespaceId": "ue",
			"AppName": "UE_4.27"
		}
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