There is no debate that Star Wars The Old Republic is one of the most successful RPGs on the platform. However, if you browse the community forums for a few hours, you’ll find many complaints about the game not launching after it has been installed on your PC.
Players keep running into the Star Wars The Old Republic Error Code C5, and it is often related to missing files and the BitRaider performance on your computer. If you’re running into the same error and the SWTOR won’t launch, then the following fixes should help you around the situation.
How to Fix Star Wars The Old Republic Error Code C5?
- Terminate BitRaider From Task Manager
Most of the time, it will just be a minor bug that can be fixed by terminating BitRaider from the list of running programs. There is a good chance that BitRaider didn’t launch properly, and you should remove it from the background. After removing all the instances related to BitRaider, you can cycle the launcher off and on to recheck its performance.
Ideally, the launcher should download some missing files onto your PC, and the BitRaider will start working perfectly after that. There is a good chance you won’t have to reinstall the game completely, and the issue with BitRaider will be fixed at this point.
- Delete The BitRaider Folder
Some reports also showed that players had to delete and then download the BitRaider folder completely to address Error Code C5 on their game. So, if you’re still stuck in the issue after terminating this task, just delete the folder from the game files and then relaunch the game. Your launcher will automatically detect that some files are missing, and it will start downloading the relevant files.
Once the download is completed, you will be able to play the game without further complications. So, right-click on the SWTOR shortcut and go to the file location. From there, you will have complete access to the BitRaider folder that can be deleted with admin privileges.
- Restart Your Client
Restarting the client is always a good move when you’re dealing with minor bugs like Error Code C5 in Star Wars The Old Republic. If you’ve cycled the launcher multiple times and you’re sure that the issue is not with BitRiader, then restarting the client as well as your whole system is not a bad idea. Log out of your accounts and then remove all third-party applications after rebooting the PC, and then you can try launching the game again.
- Reinstall SWTOR
However, if the issue is not fixed even after deleting the BitRaider folder and power cycling your PC, then the last option left is to reinstall the game. You will have to install this game from scratch, and it will take a while to download 30 to 40 GB worth of files.
So, keep that in mind and thoroughly go through the methods mentioned above before you decide to reinstall the game on your computer. There is a good chance that deleting the BitRiader will address this problem, and you won’t have to bother with the whole installation process again.