1) How to uninstall Bitraider.
Warning it will require you to
redownload all 25 gigs.
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7826333
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For more peace of mind you can do this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/comments/3m5yav/any_way_to_install_the_game_without_bitraider/
Additionally, to uninstall BitRaider afterward:
Go to:
- C:\Users\Public\Documents
- Delete the Bitraider folder
- Uninstall Bitraider via the normal means (Programs and Features via the Control Panel)
And if you
REALLY want peace of mind, you can do the following, because the game actually does not need to be "installed" in the registry to be played:
https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/comments/3ksypm/guide_to_permanently_removing_bitraider_and/
Copy the entire SWTOR folder and place it somewhere else on your hard drive.
Uninstall the game (remember, you just copied the whole thing so you're not screwed).
Uninstall Bitraider from your programs.
Copy the folder back to the location and launch the game, everything will work fine.
I actually did this because I just wanted my registry clean of all that shit. And I have ZERO problems launching client and loading the game.
Note I
still needed to redownload all (or a lot) of the stuff.
Funny thing is I never had a problem with patching, but I wasn't sure if BitRaider was playing some kind of "middle-man" while playing the game. E.g. constantly streaming in new areas (from the data on my disk) instead of having the areas loaded already. I dunno. Honestly no idea if it helped.
But I am 99% sure it did not hurt. It's still bloatware, perhaps very minimal, but unnecessary shit is what slowly degrades OS installations. (Except I never fucking organize my desktop) Me, I've never had a problem, unless it's viruses/malware or that I simply need new hardware (fucking lightning bolts slapping ass and thigh of my house). But even then I'm still using a 650Ti Boost and an FX6300 (12GB of RAM though now, because every fucking browser bloats like a motherfucker and I'm a motherfucker who uses Firefox and has... .currently ~90 tabs open spread amongst 4 winodws, lol.) To finish my digression, these days I mainly use this:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ (along with your preference of antivirus and firewall).
I guess it would be smart to install game from original discs and then change launcher.settings if needed, so that PoS BitRaider won't be used. This way I could save few GBs and a bit of time...
This is by far the best way, but I downloaded it this time. And even though I pre-ordered the game I dunno if I got the boxed copy. Oh well, just about two days off of a game.
BTW I can't believe people whine about not being able to play due to unexpected maintenance. Well, MMO players specifically because they're all like, I want my $0.50 back for the day you didn't let me play!
And then they spend $50 on the Cartel Market.