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From the description provided, it appears that the game files may have only been deleted on your system and not uninstalled. At this time, we would recommend either searching for those files in your file explorer and/or simply uninstalling the game fully and then reinstalling them. In general, we recommend installing the game files on the default C: drive to prevent possible issues.

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