Rockstar Games has issued a series of steps Windows PC users may need to take to successfully install and run Grand Theft Auto V on PC.
"If you created a new Windows account to play before the fix, you will be able to continue playing GTAV on your original Windows account by following the steps below," Rockstar explained earlier today.
- Log in to the new account you created, and copy your game data to a folder that can be accessed from both user accounts:
- Go to the “My Documents\Rockstar Games” and copy the “GTA V” folder
- Go to your root directory (e.g. C:\) and paste the folder there.
- Log out of the temporary account, and log back in to your original Windows account.
- Copy your game data into your original account:
- Go to your root directory (e.g. C:\) and copy the “GTA V” folder you pasted earlier.
- Go to the “My Documents” folder
- If you already have a “Rockstar Games” folder:
- Click into the “Rockstar Games” folder and paste the “GTA V” folder there.
- If you do not have a “Rockstar Games” folder:
- Create a new folder in this directory called “Rockstar Games” (without the quotes).
- Paste the “GTA V” folder in this new directory.
- If you already have a “Rockstar Games” folder:
Grand Theft Auto V released on PC earlier this week, and has since become on Steam.