cant backup forza horzizon 5 on my D drive for windows reinstall

Hi again LatestJan,

Have you tried all the recommended steps and none of them helped you solve the problem? I await your prompt response to suggest other steps to resolve the root problem.

Hi LatestJan, my name is Daniel. I am an independent advisor who is willing to help you.

For me, it is an honor to write to you and try to help you in any way possible, for my part I will do my best to try to solve any questions/problems you are presenting.

With the intention of helping you, I am going to suggest that you follow these steps:

1. Check your user's permissions on drive D. Right click on drive D, select Properties, go to the Security tab and make sure your user has Full Control permissions.

2. Try copying the file to another location, such as the desktop, and then try backing up from that location.

3. If you continue to have problems, consider temporarily disabling any antivirus or firewall software you may have installed and then try the backup again.

Remember that it is important to be careful when making changes to system settings, and it is always advisable to back up your important files before making any modifications.

Let me know if this information was useful to you.

Best regards,
Daniel.

Hello LatestJan, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

Ok, if you are planning to reinstall Windows 11 and want to keep the Forza Horizon 5 installation on your D drive without having to download it again, there is an approach you can try. Be sure to back up your important files before making any changes to your system.

Back up the game installation folder Go to the location where Forza Horizon 5 is installed on your D drive and copy the entire game folder to a safe place. Typically, the default installation location for Microsoft Store games is "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps". Locate the Forza Horizon 5 installation folder within that location.

Perform the reinstallation of Windows 11 Follow the process to reinstall Windows 11 on your computer as you normally do. This will format your C drive and reinstall the operating system.

Once you have completed the reinstallation of Windows 11, go to the location where the Forza Horizon 5 installation folder was on your D drive and check if the folder is still present. In some cases, reinstalling Windows may have deleted the game installation folder.

If the Forza Horizon 5 installation folder is deleted during Windows reinstallation, you can copy the backup folder you made in step 1 back to the original location on your D drive.

Verify the integrity of the game After restoring the game installation folder, launch the Xbox or Microsoft Store app and verify the integrity of the game. This will allow the application to detect existing game files and perform any necessary repairs or updates.

Best regards.

Ok - I uninstalled Xbox, changed the drive to my backup D: drive, waited two minutes, reset the PC, changed the drive back to the default C: drive, then reinstalled Xbox.

Sadly, that didn't do anything either

I have always had an ssd in my computer which ive had windows on. Ive never had my D drive in another pc. i have recently reinstalled windows from fresh. I used to download everything on my d drive before i reinstalled windows. Ive not found "WindowsApps"
on my D drive.